Week Seven Agenda

Part I

Digital Storytelling

Reading: Lambert, J. (2012) Chapter 5: Seven Steps of Digital Storytelling, Digital Storytelling: Capturing Lives, Creating Community. (4th Edition). Routledge : New York, NY. pp. 53-69.

Noteworthy:

Reading for Part 2: Lambert, J. (2012) Chapter 7: Approaches to the Scripting Process & Chapter 8: Storyboarding, Digital Storytelling: Capturing Lives, Creating Community. (4th Edition). Routledge : New York, NY. pp. 88-101.
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Gallery Time: mLearning projects

Mini-Lecture: Seven Steps of Digital Storytelling

Small group activity

Everyone is assigned a step to explore
Viewing : Julia by Rhiana Wiggins | Story Center
Read in Lambert 5 about the main ideas of your step (relative to the digital story you just watched):
Prepare a talking point or two based on the reading;
Identify a brief quote or two from the reading;
Relate the talking points and quotes to the digital story you watched;
Ask the class about your step and discuss it with us.

Workshop :

Part II

Digital Storytelling Workshop

Reading: Lambert, J. (2012) Chapter 7: Approaches to the Scripting Process & Chapter 8: Storyboarding, Digital Storytelling: Capturing Lives, Creating Community. (4th Edition). Routledge : New York, NY. pp. 88-101.

Noteworthy:

Discussion 1: Scripting for Digital Storytelling

The 7th Step — writing for your audience
A few notes about scripting
- Just short enough, but not any shorter
- Including a scene, position yourself within the narrative
- Focus on the narrative, use visuals, SFX and music to texture the narrative with context and description.
Dear students… 4×6
The Story Spine: Pixar’s 4th Rule of Storytelling
Viewing: Cycle of Life, a digital story by Dany Martinez
Outline Story Idea by by Alan Levine or, Hey Cinderella, How Do I Come Up With a Story Idea?

Discussion 2: Storyboarding for Digital Storytelling

Resources: There are any number of storyboarding apps to choose from including apps dedicated to the iPad. (You might just prefer using Post-It Notes on a sheet of paper).

Visit the App store and explore the various StoryBoard tools. While I cannot recommend one or another application, there are numerous interesting apps to explore. Of course read the reviews before spending money.
Prezi is particularly effective for storyboarding.
You might also consider Google Slides. (Please note: the application you choose for your storyboard needs to be well suited for representing the semiotic systems you are exploring).
Lino – collaborative bulletin board for posting notes, images, and video

StoryTime: Tell your partner a story.

Resources: