Digital Storytelling

Images and sound can help students capture the mood and expression of their writing.

Digital Storytelling combines the art of telling stories with available multimedia tools, including graphics, audio, video animation, and Web publishing. Think of how students can use digital stories to give voice to their viewpoints, perspectives and experiences. They also provide a way for students to demonstrate the learning in the curriculum area. This is one way that we can help students move beyond the
"bird reports" and move into creating original work that allows them to synthesize their learning.

Read about the Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling

Writing on the Web Podcast and Wiki Resources

Digital Storytelling with Aboriginal Content and Perspectives - January 30, 2009 Institute

Creating Books in iPhoto

Fire Safety Book (pdf)	In each of these samples, students planned and wrote their own scripts to accompany the images. The power of children seeing themselves in the classroom literature is engaging and motivating. Incorporating digital stories like this is an easy process in iPhoto. These projects incorporate 4 strands of the Language Arts curriculum: reading, writing, viewing, and representing. As we work towards increased literacy achievement within our division, we must incorporate all forms of literacy.
Grade 1 Body Book
Grade 4 Trip to Lincoln Gardens
Making Books in iPhoto Instructions (pdf)
Learn more about iPhoto

Storytelling
SlideShows in iPhoto

Canoeing Basics - Using procedural writing, these stories were easily created in iPhoto by adding "titles" to the images.
On Monday.... created by making connections between images and their possible meanings Mother's Day eBooks - these students were so excited to write their scripts in these fun iPhoto books!
Tell a story without text This is a wonderful way to spark ideas for writing or revisit an experience such as a filed trip. Using iPhoto the teacher or students can easily share images in a slideshow.
Instructions
Learn more about iPhoto

Podcasts
with GarageBand

A Mystery Story - this podcast by Gr. 3 students at Wascana School incorporates their own original script, their images and their oral reading.

A stop motion animation digital story about a Farm mystery by Gr 3/4 students at Thompson School.

Learn more about Podcasting with GarageBand

More Classroom Samples

Storytelling in iMovie

Family History Narrative 1 (Gr. 12) Family History Narrative 2 (Gr. 12)

A Moment with Famous Artists (Gr. 8)

Moments in History (Gr. 5)

Arts Education and Literature Legends in Movie (Gr. 3)

Chasing Metaphors (Description)

Dance

Samples from Kid'sVid - booktalks, fables, how to and more

To Be A Drum

Nature

Poetry in Motion- Gr. 5 French Immersion

Heroes - Combining original music, lyrics and art with iMovie, this LTTA project was created and produced by Mme. Yeo's Gr. 5 class in collaboration with musician Bob King. This project won the national Matthew de Costa Award which honours the individual contributions of diverse people in building Canada.

Inspiration

How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich - An example of procedural writing

Bubbleshare

This online photosharing site provides an opportunity to add text to photos to create digital stories.

Global Footprint

Canoeing (Procedural Writing)

Using GarageBand to Create Music

Learn more about Bubbleshare. (Pdf instructions)

VoiceThread

VoiceThread is online storytelling software that incorporates digital photos and the recording of voice. View the samples below. Can make 3 free VoiceThreads with an email account.

Gr. 6 Bullying Stories

Gr. 4/5 Ocean Animal Research

Gr. 6/7 Frog Dissections

Gr. 4 Dirt Hills Field Trip

Gr. 2 Story

Peace Is...(1) Peace Is... (2) By Gr. 6/7 Milliken

Learn more about VoiceThread. (Instructions pdf)

eBooks and More

eBook Library - Stories with images and sound that can be enjoyed anytime.

Create digital stories in eZedia - View the adventure stories link at the top of the page.

Digital Storytelling Resources

Writing with Images (Pdf) - ComicLife, iPhoto and Podcasts