Notes from Class on Nov 17th

digital storytelling
Motivational for kids - more meaningful
Photostory3 - download digital stories 101
Examples from Jane - grand canyon digital stories on youtube

SLOW DOWN - pace it. Visual pauses and pauses in my voice. Music background, not dominant. Use economical writing (350 words). Circle around - back to beginning. Show - don't tell! Use detail - not adjectives. Make it 250 to 300 words - helps to clarify the story I want to tell. Less is more with pictures also - no more than 10. Pictures support the words - not tell the story.

Can check out microphones from Tech help to take home. Ones in classroom cannot take home. Do the tutorials on-line. Link from Uwbtech@pbworks.com

Address how this is going to turn out... Need a framing question.

http://uwbtech.pbworks.com/Digital-Stories-and-Video-in-the-Classroom

Nancy's sample -