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HSD Elementary

Digital Storytelling Finds Its Place in the Classroom - 0 views

  • Nothing is foolproof, but I have yet to find anything as motivating and influential on students' self-expression as helping them tell stories about an important place.
  • Before I could expect them to write a story that had a clear beginning, middle, and end, students needed preparation.
  • visually representing their place by drawing, painting, creating a collage, or using KidPix on the computer to uncover more details about each place
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  • 3 minutes in length
  • Peer coaching
  • The teacher must surrender a great deal of control in embarking on digital storytelling with students.
  • two major iMovie skills: how to bring images, music, and voice into the computer (importing) and how to sequence them according to their story (drag and drop)
  • Using iMovie to create digital stories does not require a digital camcorder. Most students used photographs and images that they drew by hand or on the computer.
  • It's vital to note, of course, that the technology was always secondary to the storytelling.
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      This is sooo key!!!
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    Although this is from 2002, this article has some very important tips about making digital stories.
Sue Allen

Tech Tip Tuesday - Intro to Google Docs - edtech VISION - 0 views

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      Great posting for ideas with Google docs.
  • makes creating, editing and sharing documents so easy and best of all - it’s FREE!
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    Blog posting on Google docs. Many posts located at this blog on using Google docs.
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