EDU221DigitalStory


 * "Start with the art of storytelling. Add the use of technology and storytelling goes digital! There are many forms of digital storytelling that may combine any of the following elements: text, image, sound, voice and moving images, in a coherent story. It is the interplay of these elements, each of which plays a unique role, that gives this medium its power. However, no amount of digital magic will turn a poor story into a good one."** http://members.shaw.ca/dbrear/dst.html#anchor983821

Another definition of storytelling is: "One can define digital storytelling as the process by which people of all ages and experience share with others stories from their lives or creative imagination. This new form of storytelling has emerged with a arrival of accessible media production techniques using computers, digital cameras, recorders and software. This new technology allows individuals to share their stories over the Internet, on discs, podcasts, or other electronic distribution systems. One can think of digital storytelling as the modern extension of the ancient art of storytelling but now woven together with images and sound. With digital technologies individuals now approach storytelling from a different perspective and devise non-traditional story forms, such as non-linear and interactive narratives." http://www.proscenia.net/pronews/discussion/010106.htm

You will use the art of digital storytelling for one of your three projects for this module--classroom tips and tricks, student sample, or meaningful engaged learning. Whichever project you pick to be a digital story will get graded twice: once for the project itself and once for the digital story. This is not unlike your having two rubrics for your performance task, one for the product and one for the presentation.

Remember, there is a difference between a multimedia project and a digital story. The technical elements are the same--you use more than one medium to create your project (text, graphics, animation, video, photographs, music, sound, . . . ). The end results are quite different because one will channel multiple senses to "listen deeply" to the story being told.

Here's the rubric that will be used to asses the digital storytelling aspect of one of your projects. [|DigStoryTelling RubricF07.doc]