Seven+Steps+for+Digital+Storytelling

__**Seven Steps for Digital Storytelling (abridged from Adobe Digital Kids Club)**__

Pre-production Phase — Finding and organizing ideas worth communicating

1.Write the script a.Write a narrative script telling the story in the author’s own voice b.Keep in mind how the various media can help show, rather than tell, the information or ideas with words c.Needs to be about how this particular topic touched the author’s life — not just presenting the facts and information gathered.

2.Plan the Project a.Create storyboards and image/sound lists (modern version of making an outline for a written report) b.Visualize and detail out all aspects of their story — narration, images, titles, transitions, special effects, music, and sounds — BEFORE actually using any of the technology tools

3.Organize Folders a.Create a folder to manage all the files — text, images, sound, music, and final product

Production Phases: Gathering and preparing digital media

4.Gather, create, and edit media resources a.Collect guest voices or digital interviews, film, photograph, download files from digital libraries like United Streaming or the Internet, digitize images or sound, and create or edit your own media resources with iPhoto, iMovie, and GarageBand software. b.Encourage students to gather, create, or edit images, sound, music, and other media with the deliberate intention of extending the understanding and increasing the power of their message.

5.Record the voiceover a.Create the digital voiceover from the written script b.Coach students to perform the meaning and emotional tone rather than read or recite the words on the paper

Post-Production: Putting it all together

6.Create rough cut FIRST and final cut LAST a.Rough cut: Insert the voiceover, guest voices first along with sequencing images/video and titles. b.Final cut: Add transitions, special effects, fine-tune the durations, or add music/sound effects. Add credits that identify dedications along with citing the specific resources used to create the digital story.

7.Applause! Applause! a.Celebrate b.Share –Distribute by making DVDs, posting on school website, having parent, student or community gatherings to view the projects collectively or taking student work to showcase at conferences