Animations in StoryTelling May 2018

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The power of telling a story can be enhanced with creative use of animations. Animations allow students to become storytellers through others....other characters, objects or scenes. Animations can help to further explain the author's intent, add an element of the unexpected, or provide clarification and detail. Unleash the creativity and help their imaginations explode with the possibilities. DSN Execs and others explore animation and how it fits into the storytelling concept and share several ideas and easy start ups to help you get your students started with Animation in Storytelling.

StoryTelling and Comics with Danielle Abernethy (April 2018)

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The power of telling a story in a short amount of time or space is the art of the comic. Words, expressions, and use of the space all contribute to the storyline. Using a comic strip format is not only a great way for students to tell story, it is an art form that requires critical thinking, planning, organization and creativity. DSN Execs review this storytelling concept and share several ideas, programs and templates to help you get started.

Vision Videos with Tara Waudby (Feb 2018)

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All schools have mission and vision statements, but are we living them? Do we know what they look like. Engage your community (students, parents and teachers) to rethink the vision by writing stories that embody our future hopes. In this webinar, DSN Exec Tara Waudby shares a strategy for facilitating this dialogue and shares some samples of what these stories might look like. Humanize your mission by writing about it. Explore this new concept in Vision Videos.

Webinar: Projects for Social Good with Michael Hernandez (Jan 2018)

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Storytelling is a powerful tool used by scientists, politicians, business people and journalists to share ideas and also to motivate others to think and act in specific ways. This webinar will discuss how you can leverage technology to empower student storytelling to find solutions to challenges we face in our world, be that personal, scientific, creative or social. Award-winning Media Arts teacher Michael Hernandez shares his student's examples and discusses why and how it is important to integrate solutions-based storytelling into your classroom.

Green Screen and Stop Motion with Conni Mulligan and Danielle Abernethy (Jan 2018)

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Creativity comes to life as students are empowered to become producers of unique works. Students take their stories to any location and bring in features and characters that are mythical, historical, imaginary, or just plain fun. Problem solving is at its peak as they work through the elements and how to make it all come together in this creative format. DSN Execs Conni Mulligan and Danielle Abernethy share their expertise in this Green Screen and Stop Motion experience. Both are veteran ISTE presenters and work with PD for teachers in their respective positions.

Primary Sources for Digital StoryTelling Nov 2017

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Throughout history sharing information through the power of StoryTelling = meaningful learning with sticking power! Curation of Primary Sources, images, video and text, can become the artifacts that bring history and research to life as students use their creativity and higher order thinking to weave their facts and information into purposeful and meaningful Digital StoryTelling products.DSN Co-chair, Gwynn Moore, shares numerous resource tools and techniques you can use the next day to lead students to design Nonfiction Narrative StoryTelling done Digitally. Gwynn brings a wealth of background through her work with Library of Congress and knowledge of other research resources.

Webinar: NonFiction Narratives, Book Trailers and PSA’s for Digital StoryTelling Oct 2017

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Engage Student Thinking about Their Learning as they explore how to share their research information through first person nonfiction narratives, try to "sell you" on reading their favorite book as if it were a newly released movie, or try to inform or convince you to support their cause!! Each of these Digital StoryTelling projects takes student writing to a new level as they write with purpose and for an audience .... and then take their writing to the next level as they produce a finished product. Writer, Screenplay Creator, Director and Producer - each follows the process in Bernajean Porter's 7 Steps and Take 6 Elements. Elevate your students' thinking and creativity through the Art of Digital StoryTelling.

Tools for Digital StoryTelling: Video and Slide Shows Nov 2017

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DSN promotes a process … not a product …. so we wanted to show you that whatever you have available could work for StoryTelling done Digitally. We each use what is available for us in our districts, and the examples you will see will share some of our favorite formats, programs and apps. But most important...it's how to make it work with what you have. This webinar focus was on Video and Slide Show format

Webinar: Getting Started with Digital StoryTelling Q&A (Sept 2017)

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GET READY TO GET STARTED!! Introducing students to sotrytelling done digitally can be accomplished using Bernaejan Porte’s 7 Steps of DS and Take 6 Elements.Elevate your students' thinking and creativity through the Art of Digital StoryTelling.Looking forward to a great evening of learning and sharing.

Assessing and Sharing Products (May 2017)

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One of the questions we get often is....How do you Assess or Grade Digital StoryTelling Products. Join DSN Members and Execs as they share examples of their own DS Products …..AND review options for assessing student products. Using the DS 7 Steps, Take 6 Elements as well as literary components as the foundation for assessing student products, teachers can choose what is their focus for assessment rubrics. Participants will review the Steps and Elements and apply them during this Red Carpet Event of Showing and Sharing Teacher products.

Launching Digital StoryTelling with Julie Jaeger (April 2017)

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Back to the Basics of setting up Digital StoryTelling in your classroom. Participants are introduced to Bernajean Porter’s 7 Step Process, the foundation to starting the DS process with students, and review how it assists with management as well as promotes student engagement and accountability. The Take 6 Elements developed by Bernajean to elevate student thinking and creativity is also part of the conversation. Starting Story, StoryBoarding, Finding Resources and Putting it all Together move students from Writer to Screenplay Creator to Director and finally Producer of their own work. Careful planning and use of digital resources to share the imagery of their story for an authentic audience elevates their thinking and creativity.