"Most of the teachers had been reluctant towards technology but Skype is one of those fantastic free tools that gets teachers new to technology motivated to try the technology. For this reason, I love to show teachers and administrators Skype. Skype is one of the top tools I introduce to teachers, administrators, and my students. This tool has tremendous learning potential, is free, easy to use, and has incredible buy-in."

"Garfield teachers have grown so much in a very short time: last year the worked on developing PLCs (Professional Learning Communities) and CRT (Culturally Responsive Teaching). Now they want to infuse technology to not only motivate stuGarfield Elementary teachersdents to want to learn but to change the learning environment."

VoiceThread is a great site for the kids to use.... user friendly, and a way for them to interact with each others' work...

Check out this Slideshare presentation.... Very cool!

WIKI: Digital storytelling provides students with the opportunity to showcase their creative talents --- and it allows you to teach information literacy skills, reading, writing, and a whole host of subject-related skills in the process. Want to get started?"

"When it comes to copyright law and the application of fair use exceptions, ignorance is definitely not bliss! Learn how to educate yourselves and your students and avoid making a costly mistake!"

A comprehensive collection of links!!

"http://www.degvideo.com Digital Expressions quick reminder guide on what ingredients go into a digital story. A digital story a personal multimedia presentation is told from a first person perspective directly to its target audience. Often created for personal expression, healing and growth, a digital story can also express a need for change, community activism and serve as the 1 on 1 link bridging the gap between businesses and their customers. "

"WEBSITE: http://www.teachertube.com The Seven Elements of Digital Storytelling set to music words and images."

"This was created for Stanford's Teacher Education Program (STEP), specifically for the STEP Conference in June of 2009. Feel free to check out our related wiki at digitale.pbworks.com for more information on digital storytelling. This video was created by Amy Cox, Morgan Watson, Lindsey Quinlisk, and Yong Kim."

"Bernajean's DigiTales Book Bernajean's enchanting book shares the history, craft and detailed steps to become a Digitales StoryKeeper - Learn the artful mixing of narrative voiceovers, sound, images, memorabilia, music and special effects into an enduring personal digital story. "

"These sites contain material that is generally free to use, uncopyrighted, whose copyright has expired, or is uncopyrightable. The last includes resources from US government agencies, educational organizations and companies that provide materials for students and teachers."

"These sites contain material that is generally free to use, uncopyrighted, whose copyright has expired, or is uncopyrightable. The last includes resources from US government agencies, educational organizations and companies that provide materials for students and teachers."

"There may be times when you creating digital media projects that you will want to record basic narration, edit audio to adjust the volume, remove unwanted sounds, fade audio in or out, etc. In addition, you may want to mix different audio tracks together, such as a recorded narration with background music. Programs such as Photo Story have very basic audio recording capabilities, so you may want to use a digital audio editing program, such as Audacity, Goldwave, GarageBand, or one of many other similar options."

PDF template for creating a digital story storyboard

"Digital storytelling is a great idea, but where do you start? Mechelle De Craene outlines some practical strategies to enable you and your students to get the most out of this exciting medium."

" The ancient tradition of storytelling meets the digital age. When students create a movie or interactive slideshow to tell their story, learning becomes personal. With digital storytelling, students can: * Improve their writing. * Show creativity. * Have a voice. Digital storytelling projects lend themselves well to portfolio assessment."

"Stories for Change is an online meeting place for community digital storytelling facilitators and advocates. Learn more about how we're using this unique medium for social change and join the network."

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