Digital+Storytelling

//As adapted from Hume Region Ultranet coaches wiki// =DIGITAL STORYTELLING =

What is digital storytelling?
"Digital Storytelling" is an emerging term, one that uses new digital tools to help ordinary people tell their own 'true stories' in a compelling and emotionally engaging form. These stories usually take the form of a relatively short story (less than 8 minutes) and can involve interactivity//.-wikipedia//Digital movie-making is the capturing, editing and publishing of digital video content. Digital movies can be created from a combination of digital images (photos, pictures created in Paint/Kidpix), digital video (captured by a webcam, digital video camera or digital still camera with movie capability) and digital audio files (songs/loops in mp3 format).

How can I use movie-making in my school?

 * Students create a short movie presentation to demonstrate their understandings on a topic
 * Students create movie tutorials to assist other students in learning concepts
 * Create a movie from photos of an excursion/camp
 * Capture footage of a guest speaker for students to refer to throughout their unit
 * Create vodcasts to present new information to your students that they can access anytime, anywhere
 * Students prepare short movies to present at assembly on a data projector, instead of verbal announcements
 * Showcase photos and video of school events and classroom activities with a looped movie on display at your front office

Where can I see some examples?

 * [|'The 2006 Bush Fires']- documentary created by a student (on epotential - edumail username & password required)
 * Check out 'student samples' through epotential.

How can I get started ?
//Microsoft Photostory 3// is free software for Windows users which allows you to create digital movies from images and audio files. You can also: [|Download Microsoft Photostory 3]Step-by-step tutorial  //**There are MANY Online Tools **// that allow for photosharing and subsequent digital stories. Should you wish to blow your mind, check out http://educationalsoftware.wikispaces.com/Picture+Sharing
 * Using photos.........**
 * Narrate your movie
 * Add effects
 * Add transitions
 * Create your own soundtrack

//Windows Movie Maker// is free software for Windows users that allows you to create digital movies from digital video files, image files and audio files. You can also: [|Video tutorials on Movie Maker][|Written tutorial on Movie Maker]Windows movie maker should be automatically installed on any Windows Machine. Look for:C:/Program Files/Movie Maker/moviemk.exe VISTA users type moviemaker in search.
 * With Video......**
 * Narrate your movie
 * Add effects and transitions
 * Save your movie in a number of different file formats

Another application that can be download for video editing is called [|WAX] Wax can create 2D & 3D special effects and can work in two modes - as a standalone application which would appeal for home users/beginners, and as a "plug-in" to video editors/NLEs which would be more useful for professional editors ||
 * ||  || Wax is a high performance and flexible video compositing and special effects software. The idea for Wax is to be very general purpose and flexible in video compositing and effects, so that you can compose your dream video sequence with ease everytime.

For **Mac** Users, there are two programs that offer similar (ok enhanced) ability called Garageband AND imovie

The classroom tech wiki http://classroomtech.pbwiki.com/DigitalStorytelling has further audio and video resources.

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**Fifty web2.0 ways to tell a story**
Don't have the software? No problems. At the CogDogRoo Storytelling wiki. you will find 50+ web tools you can use to create your own web-based story. Again, the mission is not to review or try every single one, but pick one that sounds interesting and see if you can produce something. Tools are categorised by the following:

__Slideshow Tools __
Generates content that allows linear playback of a series of images, some with ability to add audio. But these are primarily organized around photos or graphics.

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Create your own comic strips or cartoons using imported media or available images. You might need ability to sketch, and these are generally shorter pieces, and were much more of a challenge to fit a story into.======

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Less a story from point A to B, collage tools provide ways to artistically organize media around a theme, which then again, can easily be a story. Often these can handle more varieties of media, but also become more complex of an interface.======

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