7 Elements of Digital Storytelling

Digital Storytelling: This revolves around the idea of combining the art of telling stories with a variety of digital multimedia, such as images, audio, and video. Just about all digital stories bring together present information on a specific topic. The stories are typically just a few minutes long and have a variety of uses, including the telling of personal tales, the recounting of historical event, or as a means to inform or instruct on a particular topic.

Student Literacies:

Digital literacy- the ability to communicate with an ever-expanding community to discuss issues, gather information, and seek help

Global literacy- the capacity to read, interpret, respond, and contextualize messages from a global perspective

Technology literacy- the ability to use computers and other technology to improve learning, productivity, and performance; students who create digital sotries improve their skills by using software that combines a variety of multimedia tools including working with text, still images, audio, video and oftentimes, Web publishing.

Visual literacy- the ability to understand, produce and communicate through visual images

Information literacy- the ability to find, evaluate and synthesize information

There are three different types of Storytelling:

Personal narratives- stories that contain accounts of significant incidents in one’s life

Historical documentaries- stories that examine dramatic events that help us understand the past

Stories designed to inform and instruct the viewer on a particular concept or practice

7 Steps of Digital Storytelling:

Point of view- since DS can be used by anyone, the point of view can be by all students who create a video A dramatic question- how was technology used in each grade level to answer their question

Emotional content- I'm not quite sure what this exactly means but I see it as lack of resources for the students and not having certain availabilities

The gift of your voice- I would explain to the students what exactly I am doing and the reason for it and explain everything in more detail and in a way for them to understand and enjoy what i am video-taping

The power of the soundtrack- I think that the music is a big thing in a video, it helps the students enjoy what is going on but at the same time it can take away from the content if it becomes a distraction

Economy- I think put the information in the most simple form is always the best way to teach because then the student isn't trying to break down the information and trying to figure out what is being said or given to them

Pacing – putting the information in the right order and making sure everything is done at the right time and best done for the pace of each student is important because the teacher needs to find the balance between each student and that will be best for the class.

Learning Outcomes

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