DIGITAL STORYTELLING

2nd September 2015

Coursera has just started a MOOC about DIGITAL STORYTELLING. This is a new course for me as I have heard about Digital Storytelling but I have never used it in my classes.

WHAT IS DIGITAL STORYTELLING?

"....is the act of using computer-based tools (desktops, laptops, tablets, cameras. and even smartphones) to tell a story. Used in the classroom, it is a lens that teachers and students can use to master the craft of storytelling and argumentative analysis. Digital storytelling might incorporate anything from storyboarding to script writing, revision, production and further editing."

from: http://www.edudemic.com/guide-digital-storytelling/

I have been given plenty of ideas just to start with.

This is the link to the site we have been working on:

http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/index.cfm

I searched the web and found these interesting presentations online: I was looking for something for TEFL and ESL teachers but I came across genaral information about it.

Digital Storytelling Tips, Apps, & Resources from Shelly Sanchez Terrell

RESOURCES ON LINE

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/04/15/the-best-digital-storytelling-resources/

Click here to open this binder in a new window.

Digital storytelling, by shellyterrell

Digital Storytelling, by kwhobbes

More links to what I have seen on line can be found in this document which will be updated regularly this month:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oNqPXyZsDE-wmIvki5DVyC_5CMdyghFCzwksqj5J1Tc/edit?usp=sharing_eid

A guide on Youtube from WeVideo:

I tried to see some presentations online to understand the value of the use of tools to present stories: most of the videos were on the Youtube channel but there interesting tools like Storybird and others that can be used with children or younger learners. I could see nice stories based on what we have been doing on the course on line.