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An exciting new project launched yesterday, January 15, 2008: The International Day for Sharing Life Stories, co-sponsored by the Center for Digital Storytelling in Berkeley and The Museum of the Person in Brazil. It will be held May 16, 2008. Here's their press release.

I've finally launched my digital storytelling site, The Digital Storyteller--exciting and interesting. Please also visit my writing blog and the digital storytelling blog carnival.

Here's about a minute and a half clip from my "String Epiphany"

 

 

Digital Storytelling can refer to any uses of technology to support a narrative. We're using it to refer to combining voice-over narration with predominantly still images to create an electronic presentation. Much of the work that is being done in this form uses Apple Computer's iMovie software; Microsoft's PowerPoint, Apple's Keynote, HyperStudio, and many other software programs can be adapted to achieve similar results.
This example [opens a new window; 12 mb download of a QuickTime file{.mov}] (or click here to download a WindowsMediaPlayer {.wmv} file, 5.5 mb) was created with iMovie, and then saved as a QuickTime movie. The free QuickTime Player is required to view this file.
Resources for Digital Storytelling:

 

The Digital Storyteller

Center for Digital Storytelling
DigiTales
KQED's Digital Storytelling initiative
Community Technology Foundation's Digital Storytelling Institute
eMINT's Resource page from their 2005 Summer Institute on Digital Storytelling
Creative Narrations digital story examples

Fred taught a two-week Digital Storytelling class from June 26-July7 this summer as part of Live Oak School District's LitLive Institute.

Resources borrowed from  My eCoach' EWYL Team page

Digital Storytelling Cookbook
Elements of Digital Storytelling
Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling
Tech Head Stories
Digital Stories n the Classroom
Digital Storytelling Intro
Student Digital Stories
Digital Storytelling
Using Technology to tell Stories
Kids Vid and Storyboarding
Life 06 Multimedia Tutorials
Digital Kids Club
Photoshop Tutorials
Top Ten Tips for Great Pictures


 
Fred Mindlin 831-818-4475 or David Slavin 831-234-4694
 
 Email fmindlin {at} techieteacher.com
 

The "Cat's Meow" of technology integration:

we all have stories to tell...

A GoogleFeed about "digital storytelling" (links open in a new window or tab):

 

 


 
     
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