What+is+Digital+Storytelling?

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//**Digital storytelling can take different forms.**//
=="The digital storytelling process helps us transform isolated facts into illuminated, enduring understandings. By 'living in the story', we make information come emotionally alive. By exploring 'lessons learned', we go beyond telling about content to find its deeper meaning."==

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 * ===**Digital Storytelling "engages learners in a sense-making of facts." //Bernajean Porter//**===


 * ==**Digital storytelling as an extension, enrichment and the next level of demonstrating understanding resulting in both pleasure and creativity. **==


 * ===Creating digital stories is likened to "waking our children up to what they have inside of themselves". //Sir Kenneth Robinson//===

=**. Turn and talk to your neighbor (2 minutes) **= =**. What experiences have you had using video with students? **= = ............................................................................................................ = = =

Take three more minutes to explore some of the online resources below
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**//Online Resources//**
TIE Presentation on Digital Storytelling (basics and K-6 focus)

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A [|Delicious bookmark]list on Digital Storytelling

__[|University of Houston]__ Use the red tool bar to explore the resources provided in support of digital storytelling


 * International Society for Technology in Education - [|Digital Storytelling]support**

[|Bernajean Porter]

**// Text Resources - available for your viewing at the end of this session //**
Bell, Ann. //Creating Digital Video in Your School: How to Shoot, Edit, Produce, Distribute, and Incorporate Digital Media into the Curriculum//. Worthington, OH: Linworth Pub., 2005. Print.

Howell, Dusti, and Deanne K. Howell. //Digital Storytelling: Creating an Estory//. Worthington, OH: Linworth Pub., 2003. Print. November, Alan C. //Empowering Students with Technology//. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin, 2010. Print. Ohler, Jason. //Digital Storytelling in the Classroom: New Media Pathways to Literacy, Learning, and Creativity//. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin, 2008. Print. Richardson, Will. //Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms//. Thousand Oaks: Corwin, 2006. Print.

**Digital BookTalks** Keane, Nancy J., and Terence W. Cavanaugh. //The Tech-savvy Booktalker: a Guide for 21st-century Educators//. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2009. Print.

**Copyright Resources** Simpson, Carol. //Copyright for Schools: a Practical Guide//. Worthington, OH: Linworth Pub., 2001. Print.