iPad+Storytelling

Tell Your Story with an iPad
Do you have a story to tell? You (and your students) can use still images, your voice, a little creativity, and apps like iMovie and 30 Hands to create and share your stories using iPads.

**VIDEO:** Stories for Learning []

**DIGITAL STORYTELLING** should be **STORYTELLING WITH DIGITAL TOOLS**


 * STORY comes first! **
 * Short Stories – Fictional Narrative
 * Historical – Non Fiction Narrative
 * Documentary
 * Persuasive – Public Service Announcement
 * Myth, Fable, Folktale
 * Personal Narrative

Example Image Kits
 * Make a Story with Images **

Vision trumps all other senses. ( [|Brain Rules #10] )
 * Why Use Images? **


 * Graphic Organizers for Research **
 *  __ [|Sample Graphic Organizer] __ for a story about a real person (pdf)
 * Other Graphic Organizers
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How to use the Sample Graphic Organizer to write a “Hero” story.
 * VIDEO: ** [|Let’s Write A Story]


 * Storyboarding - Matching words with Media **
 *  [|Blank Storyboard Template] 3 panels (pdf)
 *  [|Blank Storyboard Template] 6 panels (pdf)
 *  Got kids who hate to storyboard? Try Storyboarding with 30Hands.

Image Resources

 * YOUR own photo library (Always your first choice when possible.)
 * [|discoveryeducation.com]
 * [|www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress]
 * [|www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|pixabay.com]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|pics4learning.com]


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Citing Image Resources **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;"> [|Sample Image Resource Sheet for Students] (pdf)

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Audio Resources

 * iMovie/iLife Sound effects and jingles
 * [|incompetech.com] (Royalty Free Music)
 * [|soundbible.com] (Royalty Free Sounds and Music)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Freesound.org]
 * Create your own music using [|Garageband] or [|UJAM]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">VIDEO: How to add your own music using Garageband


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Video Resources **
 * Video clips that you download to your computer can be added to iMovie using Box, Dropbox, or Google Drive.
 * VIDEO: How to add Video to your iMovie
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Digital Kits **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;"> is a Digital Kit? How do I make one? [|CLICK HERE]

[|iMovie for iOS] - Included free with new iPads. $4.99 if you don't have it already. media type="custom" key="25062632"
 * iPad Storytelling Tools **

Sample Polar Bear Video made using Images & Videos from Discovery Education Streaming and music created in Garageband,

[|30 Hands] (Free) media type="custom" key="25062642"
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Voicethread] - (Works on both Computer and iPad) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline;"> This is basically an online version of Photostory, but allows for web collaboration on stories. Recently they have moved more toward a paid subscription model. You can still get a free account to try it out, but it has [|limitations].
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline;">Little Bird Tales - Online tool (Free/Premium) and iPad app ($2.99). Draw or import your own pictures. Add your text and sound. Share online. Free teacher account lets you create 20 student accounts.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;"> [|Storybird] - (Works on both Computer and iPad) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> For creative writing. You can't use your own pictures, you must choose from their art. Works on iPad too.


 * Options for Sharing - ** Promote and celebrate your student’s work!
 * Link or embed on Class Web Page, Class Blog
 * Post to YouTube, SchoolTube or other site that lets you share it with a URL.
 * Upload to Google Drive and Share just like you would share a document. (VIDEO)

Formative Assessment - [|Seven Keys to Effective Feedback] (from ASCD) Scoring rubrics Links to “Make your own” rubrics
 * Evaluate, Reflect, Assess **
 * From Meg Ormiston: []
 * From Scott County Schools KY: []
 * From Bernajean Porter: []
 * Rubistar: []

**VIDEO:** Ira Glass on Storytelling ( [] )

Google Lit Trips - Tell a story with a map. ( [|Google Lit Trips] ) [|Google Docs Story Builder] Animal Riddles with PhotoStory - You can make a simple animal riddle with one photo and PhotoStory 3.
 * Others Ways to Tell A Story **


 * Additional Resources: **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Interactive site that teaches the elements of a story: []
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;"> More Storytelling Resources from the Cybrary Man: []
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Kathy Schrock’s Guide to Digital Storytelling: []
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Digital Storytelling & Stories by Tracy Watanabe: []
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Brain Rules: []
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Google Lit Trips: []
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;"> ASCD Seven Keys to Effective Feedback: []
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;"> “How to Tell a Story” 6 TED Talks on Storytelling: []