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February 29, 2024

Amber H.: Kenya is Not a Single Story
  1. Sign in and stow your phones out of sight. Log into a Chromebook and complete the WYAW activities.

  2. Animoto Screening... Two compliments to support and affirm our storytellers while enjoying some snacks!

  3. Digital Stories can be relatable, thought provoking, reflective of challenge and change. One more example.
  4. Global Connections: Talking with pre-service teachers, like you, in Germany. Thoughts?

  5. Narration should be:
    • Clear, well paced, and audible (no mumbling, please!)
    • Crunchy.....(What?) Crunchy Words help when writing a script.
      Small Group Activity:
      "Crunchy" words.
      In small groups, use crunchy words to describe either photo two or three. (CC0 - Pixabay).

      "majestic, towering Appalachians"
      or
      "tall mountains"
      Crunchy words? Crunchy words? Crunchy words?
      sunflower sunray scream
      Crunchy words? Crunchy words? Crunchy words?

  6. Overview of Web 2.0 #3 (let's look in Canvas)

  7. LAST WORDS.....

Topics for digital stories have ranged from.... dealing with anxiety and depression, sexual assault, growing up with a disability, being bullied in school, living with addiction, the death of a parent, and oppressive relationships. A digital story can be about anything as long as it is a story you feel needs to be told and has a personal component. It can be as revealing as you are comfortable with sharing and again, you decide who (besides me to grade it) views it.

WeVideo Studio Time. Log into WeVideo https://www.wevideo.com/ with your class gmail account!

    • Doing what you requested from sign in on Tuesday
    • Adding transitions
    • Working with audio settings
    • Image options
    • Finishing and getting the published link

BE DECIDING.....

....about a personal story you want to tell.

    The focus is on Stories of Challenge and Change but within this broad topic, it can be a personal story of your choice. It has to relate to this topic in a clear way. There are some "must haves" including visuals, narration, duration (between 1:30 and 4:00 minutes), and a title and credits. Otherwise, you can include also - video, sound effects, music, and animations. Want to try out chroma key (green screen) - go for it!

    DIGITAL STORYTELLING ASSIGNMENT:

Your Personal Digital Story:
This is an open-ended story that can be about any story within the broad topic of Stories of Challenge and Change. This assignment has three parts and ALL will be submitted in Canvas:

    1. A link to your personal digital story from WeVideo once it has been "Finished" and published. DON'T link to your editing/timeline environment. You may also use a video sharing service such as Vimeo (with password) if that is your preference but is not required.

    2. Your script for the project using the format discussed in class.

    3. The personal digital story reflection using the designated word template for in Canvas under Assignments
      (filename: "Personal_Digital_Story_Reflection_2023.docx").

    4. IF YOU USE COPYRIGHTED MUSIC OR MEDIA: Include the Fair Use Reasoning Document
      https://tinyurl.com/fairusereasoning 

    5. You can see all the requirements for this assignment and how you will be assessed by viewing the rubric in Canvas.