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Digital Storytelling resources

The American Academy of Pediatrics is catching up with the times. Back in 2011, it issued a policy called "Media Use By Children Younger Than 2 Years," which recommended no more than two hours of screen time a day for kids older than 2, and discouraged any time at all in front of a screen for toddlers...

The modern hard drive is an object that can likely hold more information than your local library. But how does it store so much information in such a small space? Kanawat Senanan details the genera...

The modern hard drive is an object that can likely hold more information than your local library. But how does it store so much information in such a small space? Kanawat Senanan details the genera...

A creative studio space to explore storytelling and the moving image. Download free video, images and sound and upload your own media. Create your own storyboards and share them online.

University of Houston: A storyboard is a written or graphical representation of the all of the elements that will be included in a digital story. The storyboard is usually created before actual work on creating the digital story begins and a written description and graphical depiction of the elements of the story, such as images, text, narration, music, transitions, etc. are added to the storyboard. The elements of the story are arranged in the storyboard in the chronological order in which they will appear in the story and this allows the developer to organize and re-arrange the content for maximum effect.

I saw this visual from Bill Ferriter and I just wanted to share it on my blog because I believe in a lot of what it says. To see the original image, you can find it here from Bill's awesome F...

"I took the huge leap of flipping my library classroom today with Office Mix. I recorded videos on the weekend after deciding being the person on stage wasn't working. My videos aren't perfect and we enjoyed some laughs, but it didn't matter. Office Mix engaged my students and put the shift of learning back on them.

Scene 1: Two shot of kids at desk introducing news and first example 2: 180 Rule Good Example. Kids facing each other having a conversation about school.

Scene 1: Two shot of kids at desk introducing news and first example 2: 180 Rule Good Example. Kids facing each other having a conversation about school.

Examples of digital storytelling

Creative ideas with digital storytelling

Digital storytelling is one way for students and teachers to share their knowledge. This page includes links to support the use of digital storytelling for both teaching and learning. If you find a link that is not working, please let me know the title and I will fix it.And, if you have another great digital storytelling site to share, let me know as well!

A support page for the presentation Digital Storytelling

Digital Storytelling on an ipad

Ipad creativity

Google doc add-ons for teachers

Let's be honest...technology can be a pain in the "you-know-what" sometimes! It always seems to stop working the minute you are about to start an important lesson, or even worse, about to get an observation...Yikes! I have had these experiences in the past, yet I strongly believe technology has an important place in the classroom.

A lesson plan summary

A lesson plan summary

"Tell your tales; make them true. If they endure, so will you." -James Keller Gather round those roaring campfires, picnic tables, or even a fondue pot, because the ancient art of storytelling is being revived into an emerging communication mode called digital storytelling.

Below are some of the iPad resources we have reviewed here in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning. Click on any title to access its page.

A new perspective on digital storytelling

Love this for the students who do not like reading.

Wahl's Wizards, our own classroom web site!