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March 3, 2026

Good Directions
  1. Sign in and stow your phones out of sight. Log into a Chromebook and complete the WYAW activities.

  2. Digital Stories can be relatable, thought provoking, humorous, serious, and inspire a range of emotion. Here are two more examples.

  3. 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.
      At your table, use crunchy words to describe one of the photos. (CC0 - Pixabay).

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

  4. STUDIO TIME: Log into WeVideo https://www.wevideo.com/
    1. You'll do a practice run on a topic of your choice. Need a suggestion? 1) My Beloved Pet 2) My Fabulous Hobby
    • Start a new video making sure you're using the Full Featured Editor
    • Look for images and video that can illustrate your story either from your own collection or from the provided "goodies" in WeVideo
    • Add them to your timeline and edit them by changing the size of the media object
    • Practice moving more than one item on the timeline
    • Recording narration and adjusting volume
    • Adding music and adjusting volume
    • Adding titles over an image or video
    • Finishing and getting the published link

  • REQUIREMENTS for this practice run. NOTE: This is to show you and me that you know the basics of WeVideo before embarking on your "big story/project".
    • Title
    • At least 3 images
    • At least 1 video
    • Credits
    • Music
    • Narration

Start thinking about a personal story you want to tell. THIS IS A PERSONAL NARRATIVE not an instructional video.

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

DIGITAL STORYTELLING ASSIGNMENT:

      A story of challenge or change - an event or other circumstance that has shaped who you are as a person

      Tell your teaching journey story - the how and the why.

      		Who do you love? A story about a person or people who have had a significant impact on your life past or present. (No dogs allowed.....)
      challenge
      nodogsallowed

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.

  2. Your script for the project using the StoryCenter 4Cs format: Connect, Context, Change, Closure. (DUE earlier than final project)
    TIP: Keep your script to ONE page.

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

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