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Download the Digital Storytelling e-book
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.
Digital Storytelling overview
Create a movie to tell your story
Using Photo Story in class
Create movies and slide shows from photos and videos—right in your classroom. You can use either Windows Live Movie Maker or Photo Story.
Windows Live Movie Maker
(for Windows Vista and Windows 7): Create movies that use photos and videos.
Learn how to use Windows Live Movie Maker in class
.
Photo Story 3
(for Windows XP): Combine photos into digital stories.
Download Photo Story 3
.
Storyboard template: Headlines only
(Microsoft Office Word document, 35 KB)
Storyboard template: Headlines and descriptions
(Microsoft Office Word document, 35 KB)
Evaluation rubric example
(Microsoft Office Word document, 38 KB)
How to create a storyboard in Microsoft Office Word
(Portable Document Format file, 660 KB)
Thanks to Bernard Robin, Associate Professor of Instructional Technology, College of Education, University of Houston for these examples.
See more University of Houston's Web site,
The Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling
.
Blogs and Community
The Art of Digital Storytelling blog
Teacher Tech: Getting kids to tell their stories
Digital Storytelling community
Share and learn ideas on Digital Storytelling from other teachers at the Partners in Learning Network. If you’re not already a member,
join the Partners in Learning Network now
.
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