About+Digital+Storytelling

**What is Digital Storytelling?**
Digital storytelling is the practice of using computer-based tools to tell stories. To tell the story digitally you use the tools on your computer. These tools can be such things as, video, audio, images and video clips.

In this decade students do not have to tell their stories using pen and paper, they can get creative and create a digital story. There are several site for teachers to use with their students to create a digital story. If you check out [|CogDogRoo's] wiki, he has listed several different tools you can use with your students to create a digital story.

**How do you create a digital story with your students?**
Follow our easy process and you will have your students easily engaged in the learning process of creating a digital story.


 * __Step One__** - **The Writing Process**

The first step in create a digital story is to work through the writing process. Review with your students the 6 traits of writing to ensure the students produce their best work. The students can create a web of their ideas and then work on their storyboard. The storyboard will take some time. The story board will help the students to arrange their ideas and figure out what they want to do next. Students will have to write what it is they are going to say for every image they include. The students can draw a sketch of what it is they would like to see as an image. The storyboard also allows for the students to create transitions and voice overs they will want to include in their story.

__**Step Two**__ - **Images/Illustration**

The second step is for the students to either create their own images or to find some pictures. Student can create their illustrations through different textures,and mediums through an art project or through digital pictures. Students can take photographs of images they want to have included in their story or use images online.(Ensure that you are using a site that your students are able to use the pictures. ie Flickr)


 * __Step Three__** - Digital Creating

The third step is creating the story digitally. Once the students have their writing piece complete and their illustrations, it is time to create the story digitally. To do this, students can record a voice over on iMovie or other audio editing programs. Then place the students images to match the voice over.


 * __Step Four__** - Editing

The fourth step is the editing stage. The students can work on editing their story in iMovie. This will allow for the voice over to match the images, add fade ins and fade outs, sound effects or whatever else the student feels will fit into their story.

If the students create a video for their illustrations, they may have to edit the final product. Scenes may need to be moved, erased and to create transitions.
 * Note: This will depend on grade level.