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February 26, 2026

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. More Digital Stories: Format: Two things that worked well for you in the story.
   
   
3. Topics for digital stories have ranged from.... dealing with anxiety and depression, coming out, sexual assault, growing up with a disability, being bullied in school, living with addiction, the death of a parent, and oppressive relationships. Weddings, babies, a happy change in major to teaching, excelling in a chosen sport, a trip of a lifetime that CHANGED the person.
   
   Happy. Sad. POWERFUL when it is story you wish to tell because "stories matter"!
   
   A digital story can be about almost anything as long as it is a story you feel needs to be told and has a personal component/investment. It can be as revealing as you are comfortable with and you decide who (besides me to grade it) views it. Permission can change at any point in the process.
   
   
4. Overview of Personal Digital Story Assignment
• Finished story link from WeVideo (copy/paste on reflection)
  PLEASE do not upload a file or link to another source (e.g., not Google Drive or OneDrive)
  
  
• Script (due earlier) using the 4C structure.
  
  
• Reflection - follow the guidelines!
  
  
• Rubric - see the required elements and how you will be graded
  
  
5. WeVideo Studio Time. Log into WeVideo https://www.wevideo.com/ with your class gmail account - let's do this!
   1. We'll do a WeDo and create a short piece from beginning to end together using media that is built into WeVideo
      
      
   2. 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 who has had a significant impact on your life past or present. (No dogs allowed.....)

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