Frames+and+Digital+Storytelling

=Frames and Digital Story Telling=

Throughout history, people have had a desire to tell their stories, whether it is through art, dance, music, poetry or prose, everyone has a story to tell. Digital storytelling is a short, video narrative that combines many digital elements: voice, video and still images, music and other sound effects. The ability to document an experience using digital storytelling is a creative process that can affect both the creator and the viewer in profound ways. As each person sees and perceives experiences in different ways, their approach to telling their story digitally will also differ.

There are several tools available that students can use to create digital stories:

Programs on Board Network
Windows Movie Maker Photoshop Elements Premiere Elements Frames 4 Photostory 3

Online Sources:
[|Photostory] [|Animoto] [|Voicethreads]

Examples of Digital Stories created using Frames 4
[|Sootface]

[|A Coyote Story]

[|Inuit Tale]

Tutorials for Digital Storytelling
[|Photoshop Elements] [|Premiere Elements] [|Frames 4 You Tube Tutorial]

** Royalty Free Music **
[|Purple Planet]

[|Free Play Music]

Adobe Youth Voices Essentials
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[|Adobe Youth Voices Essentials] []://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ono-Bhr99Y Adobe Youth Voices Essentials is a set of open curricula and resources for educators to create breakthrough learning experiences for young people. Based on the best practices of the Adobe Youth Voices program, the Adobe Foundation's signature philanthropy initiative, these tools help empower youth to "create with purpose." There are four separate media areas: photography, music video, print and animation that have a variety of classroom resources and activities that will lead students through the digital storytelling and reflection process.

= Sharing Your Work =

Exhibiting student work is an important and motivating part of the production process. There are several sites that allow you to share work created by students. Some can be accessed at school, others like You Tube are not accessible by students at school and may be blocked if you post on your blog.

Vimeo

Teacher Tube

School Tube