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March 14, 2022

Angela G. Be The Change

1. Sign in and stow your phones out of sight. Log into a Chromebook and complete the WYAW activities.
   
   
   
2. Joe Lambert from StoryCenter (formerly the Center for Digital Storytelling) developed Seven Elements of a Digital Story (brief available in PDF format). Another researcher/practiotioner of note is Bernard Robin at the University of Houston.
   
   Lambert has multiple editions of the book, (Digital Storytelling Cookbook, 2003; Digital Storytelling Cookbook, 2010; Seven Stages: Story and the Human Experience, 2013; Digital Storytelling: Capturing Lives, Creating Community, 2018). What do these elements look like and how might you assess digital stories using this framework as a guide?
   
   
3. Examples of Past Digital Stories: Format: Two compliments.
   • A Kenyan Traveler - Amber H. https://vimeo.com/298544365
   • A Story of Identity - Carolina
   • A Story of Change - Allie
     
     
4. 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?

  
  
5. Overview of Personal Digital Story (PDS) Assignment
• Finished story from WeVideo (link on reflection)
• Script
• Reflection - follow the guidelines!
• Rubric - required elements
  
  
6. WeVideo Studio Time. Log into WeVideo https://www.wevideo.com/ with your class gmail account!

• Editing images and video, 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 (let's do this!)
  

BE THINKING.....

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

RESOURCES O' THE DAY:

THE Source for Digital Storytelling: http://www.storycenter.org/

THE Top Academic Source for Digital Storytelling: http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/

More about StoryCenter (formerly the Center for Digital Storytelling) http://www.storycenter.org/press/