First, some theoretical considerations - new literacy skills and new media
To be fully literate we must be able to write well whatever we read; we must be able to produce whatever we consume. This means being able to write new media. [Source:Dr. Jason Ohler, Keynotes]
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Storytelling in digital environments has been the focus for many researchers and thinkers. Henry Jenkins focuses his work on transmedia storytelling. John Paul Gee presents the notion of Affinity Spaces. Digital storytelling can become an affinity space for yourself and your students. John Seely Brown shares the notion of tinkering as a mode of knowledge production. This applies to our work and investigations into digital storytelling. Think about how tinkering with digital storytelling can happen in your classroom.
Storytelling as tinkering
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The power of storytelling
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Connections to personal practice
"I know only one thing about the technology that awaits us in the future: We will find ways to tell stories with it."
[Source: Digital Stories in the Classroom: New Media Pathways to Literacy, Learning and Creativity.]
[Source: Digital Stories in the Classroom: New Media Pathways to Literacy, Learning and Creativity.]
The Center for Digital Storytelling, started at Berkeley by Joe Lambert, has been examining the art and craft of storytelling in digital spaces since 1998. The services and resources available both online and in person. Learn more by reading the ABOUT section. See some creations in the STORIES section. Joe Lambert, with contributions from many others, created the DIgital Storytelling Cookbook (link to the 2010 pdf copy).
The Literacy Numeracy Secretariat Monograph #39 provides information about the steps of video production and emphasizes that writing is an important first step. Preparation and exploration, development, pre-production, production, post production and marketing & distribution are all part of the process of film making.