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What is digital storytelling? According to WIKIPEDIA, digital storytelling "help(s) ordinary people to tell their own 'true stories' in a compelling and emotionally-engaging form. These stories usually takes the form of a relatively short story (less than 8 minutes) and can involve interactivity." In other words, you can give your students a VOICE. A voice that is meaningful, powerful, thoughtful, provacative and uniquely theirs. What better way to get kids engaged in their own learning!

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Dr. Willie 
Houston's Chinatown 

 

 

 

 

 

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Curriculum and Project Based Digital Storytelling Resources


http://www.ddguild.org/what.html Digital Directors Guilds -developed to provide a space in which K-16 educators can explore digital moviemaking, its place in the curriculum, and its impact on student learning.

http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/learnshops/digital/examples.php Examples of Digital Stories - developed as part of a Digital Storytelling Learnshop Summer 2006 - Maricopa Center for Learning.

http://www.wtvi.com/teks/ds Case for Digital Storytelling in the Classroom - workshop by Wesley Fryer a good how to do it site for beginners in Digital Storytelling.

http://www.digitales.us/gallery DigiTales ' website provides ideas, resources and inspiration for families, individuals, schools, organizations, corporations, churches and everyone else ready to discover the power and magic of merging the art of storytelling with the enchantment of using digital tools. Let all DigiTales StoryKeepers be heard far and wide!

http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/teacher_resources/film_festival.html These 3 stories represent storytelling that has special meaning and really puts life in perspective as told and experienced through the eyes of 3 and 4th graders.