... and myself recently participated in a series of three workshops on the topic of movie making/digital storytelling. The goal of this series was to give all participants, each of whom has varying levels of experience with digital storytelling, the chance to go through the process of planning, producing, and then publishing a video of their choosing. This workshop series ...

... to their children to promote literacy, but there are new electronic things called Digital Stories which take story telling to a new level. Digital ... and various video clips. One great way to incorporate Digital Story telling is through History. It presents a wonderful opportunity ... while learning. Check out the link here to watch a video that helps understand and bring Digital Storytelling to life.

I have an email subscription to writing related articles produced the Utne Reader and got a couple of gems today. One discussed The Art of Digital Storytelling, an article by Danielle Maestretti, that points to several new avenues for producing stories in unusual ways, including cell phone stories, stories produced with assistance from online ...

Andrea Hildreth commented on Jeri Hurd's group 'Digital Storytelling' Hello group! I am getting my MS in Instructional Design and Technology and want to use Digital Storytelling to help students take the lesson and make it a personal learning experience. - yikes, is that to much to expect?

Targeted for nonprofit organizations, this Digital Storytelling tutorial on TechSoup -- subtitled "Expert tips on creating a polished, professional digital video" -- is chockablock with good advice. It is designed to jumpstart beginners and remind intermediary-level practitioners of the basics ...

... is often the counter-trend to technology despite existence of digital storytelling or virtual teller sessions through programs like Second Life. In fact, ... we will have many organizations and guilds for decades--if not centuries--to come. You must ask the question: Do you believe storytelling is "alive and well"? You know my answer. Until we tell again, Rachel Hedman Professional ...

... stories is a skill we should encourage and nurture in our students . It should be obvious by now that I consider storytelling an integral part of a teacher’s toolbox. You can read ... hard sometimes to make/find images available to your students (especially for the younger ones) that they can use in their digital storytelling projects or for creative writing. I am always hesitant to let them ...

... here in Istanbul to show journalists and media trainers from around Eurasia how to use digital media. We had them each produce at least one short video using FlipShare or ... ; at the Eurasian Stories website. One of the things I stress about digital storytelling is that a good script and a strong start are always more important than having fancy equipment and powerful editing software. On the other ...

... technology wisely with students in their role as composers with digital media. In this book, Troy lays out an entire ... history, podcasting gives students a voice to the world, digital storytelling as a way to merge writing with image and more. Troy ... Situation for the writer. If you are a teacher interested in moving towards the digital writing world with your students, this is the book to get. Troy ...

... professional development opportunity, nearly 20 educators gathered in the tele to create their digital masterpiece. These teachers are creating digital ... is participating in the VLC’s iTEA. With a focus on digital storytelling & using classroom strategies with technology,  ... reading two books, DigiTales: The Art of Telling Digital Stories & Using Technology with Classroom Instruction ...

via adverblog.com An impressive digital production to tell the story of the German National team shirt and of course, drive replicas' sales on the way to WC10. Storytelling is quite epic and really delivers an immersive experience for Germany supporters. ... to win the three games to reach the end of the story.) Last but not least, digital commerce integration: online purchase of the jersey ...

... A talented writer might tell you that all it requires is a pen and a piece of paper, but storytelling doesn’t come the same way to all of us.   For me, as for many photographers, I like to have all of the elements of a story in front of ... advertising campaigns or catalogues — or for your own portfolio — storytelling is vital to making compelling images. In my experience, there ...

... the social Web 2.0 and contrasts it with traditional storytelling approaches. In the participatory design experiment we developed a hybrid virtual storytelling playground that augments the real world – a hybrid ecosystem of narratives. It consists of ... the real locations in the city, and the storytellers who leave their digital contents. The results of writing narratives as a swarm in ...

I just wanted to remind all of you that the first issue of Survival By Storytelling is available on Lulu ($9 in print; $5 in digital) and CreateSpace ($9 in print). It will be on Amazon.com soon, and, as soon as we can figure out how to properly format the book for the Kindle, it will be available there too. For ...

It takes about 30 seconds to realize that this product is a perfect marriage between digital and analog. The interface is simple, and the story telling is rich and engaging. What a fantastic way to bring together parents and ... . This post was written by Steffan Antonas. Find more at blog.steffanantonas.com The Phone Book – Designing Interactive Storytelling Experiences For Parents & Kids