A digital story consists of a series of still images that are combined with a narrated soundtrack to tell a story. Ken Burns used this technique in his series of documentaries for PBS. Although short video clips are sometimes included, students can create digital stories without access to video equipment. From my research I have learned that there are seven elements in digital storytelling. These include a point of view, a dramatic question, emotional content, economy, pacing, the gift of your voice, and an accompanying soundtrack. (Bull and Kajder, Digital Storytelling in the Language Arts Classroom, Vol. 39 No. 4)
I have been creating my digital story using iMovie on my Mac. I have had very little experience with iMovie but it is going pretty well. I have chosen to do a presentation on Nutrition for a second grade classroom. Nutrition is part of the second grade science curriculum.
In speaking with an ELA teacher we talked about the many benefits of digital storytelling. She expressed concern with the "online" nature of the digital stroy and I spoke to her about the option of doing an "offline" version. When using iMovie or other software it is not necessary to publish the digital stories online. The features of digital story telling she was most excited about are the creativite and artistic possibilities, such as in a creative writing assignment and the possibilities for reflection and use of imagination. We also talked about using photography to document data or information such as in a science journal. Another thing we discussed was using digital storytelling for a substitute teacher to show duirng a planned absence.
I am looking forward to working on my digital story and will post my story board here for some feedback from everyone.
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