{"id":3035,"date":"2019-09-24T17:52:59","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T17:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/isucceed-wm-collegesuccess\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=3035"},"modified":"2020-02-04T04:56:47","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T04:56:47","slug":"text-digital-stories","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/isucceed-wm-collegesuccess\/chapter\/text-digital-stories\/","title":{"raw":"Text: Digital Stories","rendered":"Text: Digital Stories"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What is a Digital Story?<\/h2>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu\/page.cfm?id=27&amp;cid=27\">Digital Storytelling<\/a> is a creative art form that provides a way for everyone to produce and share their own narratives using readily available applications that are fairly easy to access and use.\r\n\r\nEveryone has a story to tell based on their own experiences and insights. Today\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Digital_storytelling\">digital stories<\/a> could be about an everyday practice and experience, exploration of one\u2019s own background or culture, or an examination of a specific topic or cause. Digital stories very often provide original insights that are unique based on an individual\u2019s life story or experience. Browse through some of the professional sources for digital storytelling below and select a story to watch or listen to in full:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.storycenter.org\/\">Storycenter<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storycorps.org\/\">StoryCorps<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/series\/4516989\/storycorps\">NPR: StoryCorps<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu\/example_stories.cfm\">Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bryanalexander.org\/category\/digitalstorytelling\/\">Bryan Alexander\u2019s Digital Storytelling Archive<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Telling Your Digital Story<\/h2>\r\nEveryone has a digital story to tell. What is your story? How do you decide what aspect of your life to focus on? Who is your audience? What form of technology will you use to tell your story? How do you plan your story and then produce it as a metaliterate learner?\r\n\r\nWatch this video on Telling Your Digital Story and explore the following digital storytelling tools.\r\n\r\n[embed]https:\/\/youtu.be\/PIH9NvDwrP0[\/embed]\r\n\r\nDigital Storytelling Tools:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spark.adobe.com\/\">Adobe Spark<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wevideo.com\/\">WeVideo<\/a> (free 30-day trial)<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.utellstory.com\/\">UtellStory<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animoto.com\/\">Animoto<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jamsnap.com\/\">JamSnap<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VoiceThread<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prezi<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">StoryBird<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pixton.com\/\">Pixton<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/index\/\">PowToon<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nDigital Storytelling publishing and sharing:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\">YouTube<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/\">Vimeo<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/\">Wordpress blog<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/blogger.g#welcome\">Blogger<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/share-your-work\/\">Creative Commons<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Drafting Your Digital Story<\/h2>\r\nThe first step in creating a digital story is to\u00a0search for content, prepare a draft, and evaluate tools for creating and publishing content. Here are some steps that you can use to start working on a digital story:\r\n<div id=\"post-3055\" class=\"standard post-3055 chapter type-chapter status-publish hentry\">\r\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Decide on the specific idea that you want to develop in your own digital story<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Prepare an outline for your digital story.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Create a visual storyboard for your project<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Develop a script that narrates your digital story<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Create a list of materials you will use to tell your story (digital images or videos)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Explore technology options and decide on the format you will use to tell your story<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<h2>What is a Digital Story?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu\/page.cfm?id=27&amp;cid=27\">Digital Storytelling<\/a> is a creative art form that provides a way for everyone to produce and share their own narratives using readily available applications that are fairly easy to access and use.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone has a story to tell based on their own experiences and insights. Today\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Digital_storytelling\">digital stories<\/a> could be about an everyday practice and experience, exploration of one\u2019s own background or culture, or an examination of a specific topic or cause. Digital stories very often provide original insights that are unique based on an individual\u2019s life story or experience. Browse through some of the professional sources for digital storytelling below and select a story to watch or listen to in full:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.storycenter.org\/\">Storycenter<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storycorps.org\/\">StoryCorps<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/series\/4516989\/storycorps\">NPR: StoryCorps<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu\/example_stories.cfm\">Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bryanalexander.org\/category\/digitalstorytelling\/\">Bryan Alexander\u2019s Digital Storytelling Archive<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Telling Your Digital Story<\/h2>\n<p>Everyone has a digital story to tell. What is your story? How do you decide what aspect of your life to focus on? Who is your audience? What form of technology will you use to tell your story? How do you plan your story and then produce it as a metaliterate learner?<\/p>\n<p>Watch this video on Telling Your Digital Story and explore the following digital storytelling tools.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-1\" title=\"Telling Your Digital Story\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PIH9NvDwrP0?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Digital Storytelling Tools:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spark.adobe.com\/\">Adobe Spark<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wevideo.com\/\">WeVideo<\/a> (free 30-day trial)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.utellstory.com\/\">UtellStory<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animoto.com\/\">Animoto<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jamsnap.com\/\">JamSnap<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VoiceThread<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prezi<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">StoryBird<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pixton.com\/\">Pixton<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/index\/\">PowToon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Digital Storytelling publishing and sharing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\">YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/\">Vimeo<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/\">WordPress blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/blogger.g#welcome\">Blogger<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/share-your-work\/\">Creative Commons<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Drafting Your Digital Story<\/h2>\n<p>The first step in creating a digital story is to\u00a0search for content, prepare a draft, and evaluate tools for creating and publishing content. 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