Mix and Mash Up: Digital Storytelling

Caroline Jacobs M.Ed. Carolyn_jacobs@wgbh.org

Side note - Design Squad - http://pbskids.org/designsquad/
We shall remain - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/

WGBH producers of Nova, Peep, Curious George,

Here's the Plan:
Uncover Challenges/Opportunities
Explore a Good "How-to Guide"
Watch Examples
Begin to Plan a Project
Know Where to go for Support

BBC Video Nation network http://www.bbc.co.uk/videonation/network/
OER Commons http://www.oercommons.org/

Open Educational Resources (OER)
Download \|/ (arrow pointing down)
Share with others (arrows pointing left and right)
Allow to remix (circular arrows)

Listen to a story that was recorded for radio and student found images to go with the story to make it visual.

Discussion at the tables

What does digital storytelling look like at your school?
Uncover challenges/Possibilities
10-15 minute conversation
Report on at least two of each

Tables reports
not knowing how to use technology
not having the correct types of technology
having to teach to the standards
no one in my building to show me how to do things

Define digital storytelling
a story
digital - it is using technology images, audio, animation, etc.


Teachers Domain
http://www.teachersdomain.org/
library online from public television all provided for free

Tribal Colleges and University Project

Careers in science - especially girls
profiles of young people under 30
videos on Teacher Domain to help spark desires.


Learn through video production
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/avd09.pd.tavidprod/

within Teachers Domain you can save found videos to your folders within their site
videos have links to state standards auto linked to FL since I registered (free)