Digital+Storytelling

Learning about Digital Storytelling
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 * What is Digital Storytelling? **

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 * Examples of Digital Storytelling! **

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By: Lindsay Sanders

Need more examples? Check out the te831s11 wiki for examples in other subject areas!

**Getting Started**

**1. Download Photo Story 3**
 * While you can use iMovie or Windows Live Movie Maker, Photo Story 3 is an easy, user-friendly system.

**2. Write your script**
 * Before creating a digital story, you will need to write a script!
 * Scripts should be short. Your goal is to have a digital story that does not last beyond 5-7 minutes.
 * Typically you want 10-15 different pictures for your story. As you write, think about what pictures you would like to use!

** 3. Select your photos **
 * Be aware of copyright laws. If you are not using your own photographs, a great resources is Flickr: Creative Commons. Creative Commons is an alternate to copyright that has various levels of licenses for use of photographs. Depending upon the license, you can use a picture within your digital story, or even remix a picture! To learn about the various licenses and what you are allowed to do with each picture, click here!
 * Once you have selected your photos, I suggest you make a folder on your computer that contains your pictures.

** 4. Create your digital story! **
 * Open Photo Story 3
 * Select "Begin a New Project"
 * Select "Import Pictures"
 * Give your Digital Story a title
 * For each slide, you will record what you wanted to say while that picture is being viewed by students. The red circle is used to record. You can preview each slide by hitting the "Preview" button. At the bottom of the screen, there will be a slide showing all of your imported pictures and the time spent on each slide. [[image:bmseducationaltechnology/record_voice.png width="378" height="282"]][[image:bmseducationaltechnology/things_to_know_when_recording.png width="363" height="283"]]

You are now ready to show your digital story to your students! Want to share your digital story with other teachers? Use the steps from our Videocasts session for uploading videos to YouTube.
 * Select your background music! You can use music not provided by Photo Story 3, but copyright laws must be followed (less than 10% of the song). I recommend using the themes provided by Photo Story 3.
 * Save your project. NOTE: This does NOT turn your file into a video, but rather provides a file that can be edited in the future.
 * Save your project as a VIDEO!