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"Digital Storytelling Using Multimedia Websites"
(With many thanks to [|David Jakes] for sharing his wealth of knowledge and resources.)


 * Introduction to Digital Stories**--Definition: the process of writing a personal story, developing a script from that story, and then adding multimedia elements to the script to create a composition that extends the original writing to a new place.

Examples
 * [|Stories For Change]
 * [|Capture Wales] from the BBC
 * [|Nike] (Squirrel)
 * [|Ikea] (Lamp)
 * [|Where the Hell is Matt?]
 * [|What Leadership Looks] Like (Mike Hukabee)
 * [|True America] digital storytelling by students
 * [|Tree of Life]


 * Why Do Digital Stories?**

The skills:
 * writing
 * visual literacy development
 * project management
 * technology (understanding and using new tools)
 * understanding intellectual property (Creative Commons)
 * network literacy (how to safety and effective craft and share a message)

The Elements:
 * Point of View
 * Dramatic Question
 * Emotional Content
 * Your Voice
 * Soundtrack
 * Economy
 * Pacing


 * Digital Stories can be:**
 * Video
 * DV
 * Flipvideo
 * iSight
 * MovieMaker or iMovie
 * Slideshow
 * [|VoiceThread]
 * [|Release the Hounds]
 * Release the Hounds wiki
 * [|Slideroll]
 * MovieMaker or iMovie
 * Audio
 * Podcasting
 * Audacity or GarageBand


 * Online Digital Story Telling Sites**
 * 50 Digital Story Telling Tools from Alan Levine
 * [|Center for Digital Storytelling]


 * Elements of a Digital Story**
 * Voice
 * Still Frame Imagery
 * Video
 * Music


 * Quick 4-Slide Digital Story--Your Own MasterCard Commercial**
 * [|Brett Farve Priceless ad]
 * [|Priceless ad spoof]


 * Process for Creating Digital Stories**
 * Write
 * Write some more
 * Storyboard
 * [|Storyboard template]Locate Resources
 * [|Flickr]
 * [|Flickr Creative Commons]
 * [|FlickrStorm]
 * [|Creative Commons]
 * [|ccMixter]
 * Create
 * Voice Thread
 * Slideroll
 * Share
 * Embed
 * Embed


 * If We Have Time: Quick and Easy Motivational Poster**
 * [|Motivator]