Workshop/Talk outline

People tell stories...

• • To explain the world

  • To understand ourselves

  • To reach others

Teachers use stories...

• • To make learning memorable

  • To provide learning context

  • To connect with learners' lives

  • To connect and share with their own communities of teachers

Learners tell stories...

• • To practice language

  • To create

  • To share their ideas and lives

Writing stories: story arcs

Definitions and examples of 6 classic narrative arcs. https://thewritepractice.com/story-arcs/

Ways to share stories digitally: Blogging

• • Easy, chronological, individual or group, chatty or reflective

  • Blogger - This is part of Google, so you can use a Gmail login

• WordPress

  • Google Sites - (announcement page)

  • Sample teacher blog - Kalinago English: kalinago.blogspot.com

Digital storytelling

• • Basic elements from Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling: digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/

  • 7 elements video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1f-_FXgJZM

  • 10 elements video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHTE_V2Aq7c

  • Sample digital stories from StoryCenter (see many more there)

    • "Some Day I Will Cook Like Her" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxXQK_pWEOM

    • "E:Digital Story Cycle8- Jiyoon Seol" at https://vimeo.com/59731964

    • "Dear Grandma" at www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAVe4Bob3Ys

    • "Untitled" by Khulile at youtu.be/huk0SgMcpUU

    • "Remaking El Rancho: at youtu.be/5lrKOS5jJao

Tools for digital storytelling

Basic

• Piclits

• 5-card Flickr

• Padlet -Sample wall

• Comics - MakeBeliefsComix - there are many more as well

Easy: PowerPoint (or other presentation tool) with text and graphics

Advanced: Text, images, and audio/video

• • Storyboard template to plan your story: https://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/template_strybrd_8panels.doc (see more on the Resources page)

  • PowerPoint (or other presentation tool that can use audio/video)

    • See my how-to video on converting PowerPoint to video at https://youtu.be/XOfq-1zf80s

    • Steps to convert PowerPoint to a video (also below)

    • Steps to convert Google Slides to a video (also below)

    • Sample PPT and Google Slides templates to play with at https://tinyurl.com/DSTTESOL2022

  • Vocaroo to record audio

  • See Media below

Media

• • Copyright note: Creative Commons licenses allow certain use of images, sound, and video. If it does not have a CC license, it is not available for your download and use without permission. "Fair use" applies mostly to text in educational settings. An image is not fair use. A small amount of audio may be fair use, but downloaded video is NOT available through fair use. You can link to video, but you need permission to download it. If the download is going back online, then it can be found.

  • Wikimedia Commons – creative commons licensed images, sound, and video: http://commons.wikimedia.org/

    • Check the media to see if they require that you say where you got them (CC BY), or non-commercial use (CC NC). If they are marked as CC0, then you don't need to say anything.

  • CC Search - creative commons-licensed images, not just on Flickr: https://ccsearch.creativecommons.org

    • Check the photos to see if they require that you say where you got them(CC BY), or non-commercial use (CC NC). If they are CC0, then you don't need to say anything.

  • FlickrCC – creative commons-licensed images: https://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/

    • Like CC Search, check the type of license.

  • Pixabay.com - free images that you can use: http://www.pixabay.com They'd like it if you buy the authors a cup of coffee, but it's not required for downloading. These are CC0 licensed.

  • Check these sites for freely usable videos - a helpful list from Liza Brown: https://filmora.wondershare.com/video-editing-tips/best-websites-download-free-public-domain-footage.html

  • Photo editing with Pixlr Editor

  • Apps like Book Creator (iPad and Chrome)

For an advanced story with audio, you can also try one of the following:

• • iMovie: Free download at the App Store; part of iLife. iOS only.

  • UTellStory (web-based)

  • Movie Maker 10 (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/movie-maker-10-free/9mvfq4lmz6c9?cid=msft_web_chart)

    • A free program to download; runs on Windows 10.

  • If you have an iPhone or iPad, try downloading the mobile app StoryKit from the iTunes store. Also, check some of the apps suggested at https://www.teachthought.com/technology/36-digital-storytelling-sites-and-apps-from-edshelf/

  • There's also a nice list at Common Sense Education

    • Some are free and some aren't.

Ways to share stories digitally

• • Blogging

    • Easy, chronological, individual or group, chatty or reflective

    • Blogger - This is part of Google, so you can use a Gmail login

  • WordPress

• • Google Sites - (announcement page)

  • Sample teacher blog - Kalinago English: kalinago.blogspot.com

  • YouTube (Private or Unlisted)

  • Vimeo

  • Links on social media (carefully)

  • Narrow or broad sharing

Lesson plan for a digital storytelling activity

Outcomes for students

• • Overall: empowerment and community

  • Digitally

    • Product to share easily and broadly

    • 21st century skills

    • Digital literacy

Outcomes for educators

• • Creative expression

  • Stronger skills

  • Empowerment

  • Community

PDF from talks: see below for attachments; see more on resources page

Created by D. Healey; last updated 18 March 2022