02+Workshop+Day+2

 Today you will be continuing your investigation of what Digital Storytelling is and then creating your own Digital Story using some of the tools you are interested in. On Day 3 of the Digital Storytelling workshop, we will share what we've created, and upload them to a common space to use as examples when you begin instructing your own students.  Part III: Apply and Generate
 * 1) If necessary, please review any of the information from Day One if you need to re-familiarize yourself.
 * 2) On the left side menu, there is a section called Video Tutorials that may be helpful to you.
 * 3) All of the tools that you looked at on Day One are in the Digital Storytelling and DS Web Tools section of the left side menu. Continue to explore the tools and become familiar with at least a couple of them so that you can effectively show your students how they work.
 * 4) It isn't important to know all the facets of a lot of different tools. Remember that your students will enjoy playing with these tools as well and sometimes the best learning opportunities come from a simultaneous discovery process where you aren't required to know everything. Great discussion (and awesome learning) can come from trouble-shooting problems!
 * 5) Create your own digital story!
 * 6) You can construct your Digital Story any way you'd like. It can be a slideshow, a glog, an interactive PowerPoint, a Flickr Stream, etc. It can be set to music, you can record your voice, anything is appropriate.
 * 7) You may want to consider the following components of creating a Digital Story (from the Handbook Section of the Digital Storytelling page):
 * · **//__Brainstorming:__//** Students share their ideas with others in the class (sometimes called a “story circle”). Peers and instructor ask questions and help each other refine their ideas. (Brainstorming Resources//)//
 * · **//__Scripting:__//** Students author a 200-300 word script that will become the audio for their stories. Peers and instructor can ask questions and provide feedback on the script as well.
 * · **//__Storyboarding:__//** Using a comic strip format, students show how the words in their scripts will synch up with the images they plan to use in their stories. Time permitting, this is another opportunity for feedback. (Storyboard Resources)
 * · **//__Recording and Editing:__//** This is where the piece comes together
 * · **//__Fine Tuning and Titling:__//** Students add transitions, titles, and credits. It’s important for this to come last, as transitions can change the timing of a piece.
 * · **//__ Sharing: __ //** It’s important to schedule a final screening so that students can present and discuss their work. This is where some of the most important reflective learning takes place! (Sharing Resources)
 * You'll want to consider the elements that you will require of your students. This would be a good time to think about rubrics, 6 +1 traits, individual conferences about writing elements such as audience, punctuation, editing, revisions, peer activities, etc.

