digital_storytelling

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CURATE & CREATE - APRIL 26TH, 2013
“If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.” (Rudyard Kipling)

What would happen if students demonstrated their learning in the form of a story?
WORKSHOP FOCUS
  • teachers - use and discuss web tools to support student learning across the curriculum
  • students - provide opportunities to curate, create, & collaborate
  • tech tools are interchangeable - the focus is relevant and meaningful learning for students

WORKSHOP STORYTELLING THEME
  • Sports has a history of leading cultural change in society
  • 42 - Movie Trailer
  • Discuss how Jackie Robinson brought about cultural change - consider the historical context (time & place), the challenges he experiences, and the results of his courage.
  • What is the significance of Jackie Robinson today - are there others in Canada facing the same challenges that he faced? - Discuss.

TASK #1 - Create a dialogue between a kid and his parent discussing the significance of the movie 42 and its impact on Canada today.
TOOL #1 - Use XTRANORMALto create a 3D dialogue.
DISCUSSION
  • What did you like/dislike about Xtranormal?
  • Could you use this with students?
  • Does it add to the writing process for students? (e.g. does adding gestures provide further demonstration of student learning)

TASK #2 - Use storify to assess the impact of Jackie Robinson today.
TOOL #2 - use Storify – students curate stories from the web (tweets, news, images, youtube, etc). - My Storify Example
DISCUSSION
  • What did you like/dislike about Storify?
  • Could you use this with students?
  • Does it add to the writing process for students?
  • Does the use of multimedia work for you from a teacher perspective?

TASK #3 - Create a movie poster for 42. Movie poster must highlight important social themes that are portrayed in the movie.
TOOL #3 - Glogster – create web posters with images, text, video and graphics http://www.glogster.com
DISCUSSION
  • What did you like/dislike about Glogster?
  • Could you use this with students?
  • Does it add to the writing process for students?
  • Does the use of multimedia work for you from a teacher perspective?

TASK #4 - Create an infographic about the movie on a topic of your choice
TOOL #4 - Use Easel.ly - another free web-based tool for creating info graphics http://www.easel.ly
INFOGRAPHIC EXAMPLE - THE PROS AND CONS OF COFFEE
DISCUSSION
  • What did you like/dislike about Storify?
  • Could you use this with students?
  • Does it add to the writing process for students?
  • Does the use of multimedia work for you from a teacher perspective?

TASK #5 - Write a poem...
TOOL #5 - use Piclits – inspired storytelling using images and their words.
DISCUSSION
  • What did you like/dislike about Piclits?
  • Could you use this with students?
  • Does it add to the writing process for students?
  • Do the images and word bank help kids express new ideas?