Module9


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Presentation Zen: Love this Mark Twain quote, “I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” Love this Confucius quote too, "Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Let me do and I understand."

Reynolds, Garr. "Stop Stealing Dreams: Seth Godin on Education & School." //Presentation Zen//. 28 Oct. 2012. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. < http://www.presentationzen.com>

I thought the embedded //YouTube// video of Seth Godin's TedxYouth@BFS talk, entitled "Stop Stealing Dreams," was interesting. I never thought about our public education system being compared to the factories during the industrial revolution, or it being created to teach obedience and good factory behavior. But it makes sense. The important thing to remember is that this is the past and although this argument may no longer be as relevant in current times, the point is that we need to adapt our education system to the changing times. He is a little extreme. But maybe he's just exaggerating to get his point across. I agree with a lot of what he says. But I don't agree with his statement that there is absolutely no value in memorization. That is an extremely broad statement. Because I believe there is value in memorization, especially when partnered with practical, hands-on learning and experiences. We shouldn't have to look up everything. Plus there are many basic skills that require memorization, that we attain for our entire lives. For example, a lot of spelling is memorization because English grammar is complicated and doesn't always follow the rules. Basic math requires memorization; sure we can look up the more complicated formulas. I just think his statement needs some clarification.

Godin, Seth. "Stop Stealing Dreams: Seth Godin at TedxYouth@BFS." //​YouTube//​. 16 Oct. 2012. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. < http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sXpbONjV1Jc#!>

I liked Garr's description of the Kamishibai storytelling as a "harmonious blend of the audience, and the visuals, and the presenter." That is good to keep in mind when creating a digital story. The synonym of "motion pictures = emotion generator" is very interesting also. Emotions are very powerful. I think it is those experiences associated with emotions that we remember the most. We could even connect this idea to Kuhlthau's ISP. ISP was among the first to take into account the emotional experience of a research task. Evoking emotions through what is being presented or learned will lead to a stronger connection to the content and greater learning.

On a side note, when I taught high-school psychology, we would study emotions as part of our unit on adolescent development. One of the unit tasks was for students to complete an emotions portfolio. Here is the assignment I created back in about 2000. I think I could rework this assignment and even use aspects of it for history assignments - evaluating the emotions connected with certain events, laws, etc.. I could have students analyze historical photographs or artwork for emotions, integrating art with history. Making students aware of the emotions involved, others and their own, could make for powerful, memorable lessons. After all, isn't emotion at the center of all storytelling?

Reynolds, Garr. "Story, Imagery, & the Art of 21st Century Presentation: Garr Reynolds at TedxKyoto 2012." 17 Oct. 2012. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. 

Death by PowerPoint - I thought this was the most useful slide from the presentation. Kapterev, Alexei. "Death by PowerPoint (and how to fight it)." //slideshare.// 31 Jul. 2007. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. 

Peter Norvig's Gettysburg Address PowerPoint. I really don't get the value of this other than badmouthing PowerPoint. I don't see the significance. How to make a really bad presentation? I think someone could make a really cool PowerPoint to go with Lincoln's speech. It's probably already been done, right?

Jenkins YouTube. I thought it was interesting how the research of his graduate students showed that "the things students learned from, the things they cared about, were things they did after the school day was over." I think this highlights the importance of student-centered curriculum. It is more difficult to practice this in content subjects; however, we can still give students choices. Sometimes letting students choose the topic is appropriate. If content is set, then choices about product should be available. Digital storytelling would be a fun product for students to produce. Jenkins, Henry. "Media Scholar Henry Jenkins on Participatory Culture and Civic Engagement." //YouTube//. 4 Aug. 2011. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. 

Bernajean Porter's Digital Storytelling wiki - Great resources to aid in creating a digital story. I like the idea of requiring a completed storyboard before students are allowed to use technology. It would probably save time for me to do as well. I especially like the Analytical StoryBoard Template . The way it breaks each slide into scene, voiceover/storyline, sound/music and notes is very appealing. The image and audio-making source pages look extremely helpful too  . The Making Voiceovers page is great < http://storykeepers.wikispaces.com/Making+VoiceOvers>. The Analytical Storyboarding Checklist looks great too . I will definitely be using this site as I create my digital story. The StoryKeepers' Gallery on DigiTales is neat. I look forward to viewing some well-done digital stories . However, I am having trouble with Quicktime. For some reason it is not downloading properly for me and so I can't view the videos. And my husband, a tech guy, is in Ireland, doing some digital storytelling of his own at a convention for work. So I will have to wait until he gets back Monday to view the videos. But in the meantime, did anyone else view any of these? And if so, which digital stories on the site do you recommend viewing in particular? Thanks!

50 Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story - I'm excited to explore some of these tools.  This was probably my favorite video so far in the playlist. I liked the way he used the tools in his video. It gave some ideas for ones I want to take a closer look at, giving a hint of their capabilities. Levine, Alan. "50 Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story." //YouTube//. 29 April 2011. Web 14 Nov. 2012. 

=Recommended Webtools= Literally, 100s of webtools and apps have been shared, but I would like to share with you the ones I believe are the easiest to use. We are listing these in a livebinder, which is being constantly updated. [|Creaza]- One of my favorite sites where you can create comics, make movies, edit audio, and more! Embed in a blog or wiki.

GoAnimate- Choose from various characters, type in the dialogue, choose your background scene, and create a free fun movie.

DVolver- Choose from various characters, type in the dialogue, choose your background scene, and create a free fun movie.

ZimmerTwins- Choose from various characters, type in the dialogue, choose your background scene, and create a free fun movie.

PicLits- Drag and drop words unto a beautiful image.

[|Bubblr]- create your comic strip with Flickr pictures and add bubbles to tell your story!

[|Comicmaster] – Cool graphic novel creator.

[|Stripgenerator] – You don’t have to register in order to create a comic.

[|Make Beliefs Comix] – Two, three and four panel comics that you can create in multiple languages.

[|Comic Strip Generator] – You can upload photos or use web images in addition to their library of ready-to-use images

[|ToonDoo] – the site allows students to share their comics, comment on other comics, and even save and edit a copy of a comic

[|Kerpoof] – Create videos or an animated picture.

[|Googlesearch] – Use Google searches to tell your story.

[|OneTrueMedia] – Mix your photos and pictures with text and animations.

[|Blabberize] – Make your pictures talk

[|Smilebox] – Create videos from your pictures and videos adding design and music. You download this software to your computer.

[|Glogster] – Create and online poster with your videos.

[|VoiceThread for Educators]-Interactive way to present stories and have parents and other students comment on the stories. Several options. Embed in a blog or wiki.

[|Storybird]-Students create beautiful stories by choosing beautiful art and adding the words. Embed in a blog or wiki.

[|Voxopop] – Construct audio stories.

[|5cardflicker] – Tell your stories through flicker photos.

[|Zooburst] – 3D pop up story creator.

[|Scholastic story starter] – Start your story randomly.

[|Thestorystarter] – Start your story randomly.

[|LittleBirdTales] – Upload your picture, record your voice to tell your stories.

[|Animoto]- Upload up images, choose a soundtrack from the library (many nice holiday tunes to choose from, and click a button to make a free short video online and on your mobile device. =Creative Commons Music and Images= [|Musicshake] – Create copyright free music for your video.

[|Compfight] – Search Flickr photos for your videos.

[|MorgueFile] – Find free pictures for your videos.

[|Free Music Archive], and[| Jamendo], and[| Royalty Free Music] are all great places for free creative commons music!

[|SoundBible] -[| FreeSound] – Free sound effects.

Terrell, Shelly. "Engaging Learners through Digital Storytelling: 40+ Resources & Tips." //Tech & Learning//. 11 July 2012. Web. 18 Nov. 2012. 

Step 15 - Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano pdf Creating your own audio stories with and for your student is easy with the free audio editor and recorder called Audacity.  Use the Time Shift tool button to slide a recording on a specific track to the left or to the right.You can arrange individual tracks to start when another one ends or you can have music playing in the background at the same time as another track. Just adjust the volume of the background track to be lower than the foreground track. In order to change the amplitude (the volume) at different points on a track you can use the Envelope tool. In order for you to export your Audacity project file as an MP3 file, you will also need to have installed a Lame-Encoder file to your computer. Don’t worry, it is not hard and only needs to be done once. Do this by going to the LAME download page (http://lame.buanzo.com.ar/). Use PhotoStory3! See tutorial on this page for assistance if needed.

http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/neverendingsearch/2012/04/01/screencasting/

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http://www.slideshare.net/joycevalenza/hobbs-and-valenza-4611 Watch!

http://blip.tv/center-for-social-media/remix-culture-fair-use-is-your-friend-2091622 Watch!