Bring the vocabulary of film to life through the processes of filmmaking. …
Bring the vocabulary of film to life through the processes of filmmaking. Students learn terminology and techniques simultaneously as they plan, film, and edit a short video.
Make the most of your students' diverse ability levels and experience with …
Make the most of your students' diverse ability levels and experience with a prewriting activity in which they describe an abstract idea using blogging and photographs that they have taken.
In this alternative to the traditional book report, students create book trailers …
In this alternative to the traditional book report, students create book trailers using Microsoft Photo Story 3, a free downloadable software program for digital storytelling.
In this alternative book report, students identify the elements of fiction in …
In this alternative book report, students identify the elements of fiction in books they have read by creating glogs, interactive multimedia posters, and then share their glogs.
This is a lesson plan to help teach students how to create …
This is a lesson plan to help teach students how to create a digital story using the ipad app "Story Creator" The students will watch some examples of differnt digital stories other students have created. Next, students will use previously learned information on animals and their habitats to fill out a storyboard that will help guide them to creating a digital story. Students will draw pictures and write text to accompany these pictures. The lesson will end with students presenting about their animal they chose and its habitat through means of a digital story.
This is a quick, fun lesson teaching students the importance of stores …
This is a quick, fun lesson teaching students the importance of stores and how to make their own digital story. The will be able to demonstrate their understaning of key concepts.
This is a lesson plan template created by Melissa Jensen, High School …
This is a lesson plan template created by Melissa Jensen, High School Library Media Teacher.It walks students through creating a digital story to connect the theme from a book of choice with a personal story.
For this lesson, students choose a book to create a book trailer …
For this lesson, students choose a book to create a book trailer for usng Adobe Spark Video. The students will identify the characters, setting, and plot points of the story and work to retell the story using key details which they will use as they create their video.
By allowing teachers and students to focus on content and not worry …
By allowing teachers and students to focus on content and not worry about format, the Digital storytelling with Microsoft Sway module shows how Sway can be used to capture and share digital stories that need to be told in and around classroom activities.
Students explore a variety of resources as they learn about the Holocaust. …
Students explore a variety of resources as they learn about the Holocaust. Working collaboratively, they investigate the materials, prepare oral responses, and produce a topic-based newspaper to complete their research.
Students express themselves verbally, visually, and musically by creating multimodal autobiographies, exchanging …
Students express themselves verbally, visually, and musically by creating multimodal autobiographies, exchanging ideas with other students and sharing important events in their lives through PowerPoint presentations.
Students participate in learning clubs, select content area topics, and draw on …
Students participate in learning clubs, select content area topics, and draw on texts - including websites, printed material, video, and music - to investigate their topics, and share their learning using similar media.
This lesson leads students to reflect on and respond to literature by …
This lesson leads students to reflect on and respond to literature by creating an online scrapbook. Students view a sample electronic scrapbook and use the project rubric to evaluate it, becoming familiar with the project requirements in the process. They use an online tool to evaluate resources on a topic related to a piece of literature and post their evaluations for class reference. Students then use online resources to capture "scraps" of information about their assigned topic and create a scrapbook using PowerPoint or another presentation software, making sure to cite all their sources. They share their online scrapbook with the class, defending their choice of scrapbook entries: why is the entry important to the understanding of the topic?
This lesson focuses on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, but any piece of literature could be used for the basis of an online scrapbook.
Sharing stories is a wonderful skill for any student to have. It's …
Sharing stories is a wonderful skill for any student to have. It's important to let students know they have a voice and it deserves to be heard. Digitial media is a wonderful way to share and participate in stories if done responsibly. Through this lesson, students will grasp an understanding in how to create their own digital story from brainstorming with their peers to sharing the final project with them. They will learn how to pitch their ideas, develop a storyboard, learn what materials they may use when creating their video under the fair use act, basic importing and editing abilities, and how to give constructive feedback.
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