PowerofStory

Harnessing thePower of Story using 21st Century Tools : 

Harnessing thePower of Story using 21st Century Tools Laura BealsD’Elia Librarian/Lower School Technology Teacher Fay School ldelia@fayschool.org

“There have been great societies that did not use the wheel, but there have been no societies that did not tell stories.”—Ursula K. LeGuin : 

“There have been great societies that did not use the wheel, but there have been no societies that did not tell stories.”—Ursula K. LeGuin

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What is the power of story? : 

What is the power of story?

“Stories are the way we store information in the brain . . .Stories help us to organize and remember information, and tie content together.” --Martha Hamilton and Mitch WeissChildren Tell Stories: Teaching and Using Storytelling in the Classroom : 

“Stories are the way we store information in the brain . . .Stories help us to organize and remember information, and tie content together.” --Martha Hamilton and Mitch WeissChildren Tell Stories: Teaching and Using Storytelling in the Classroom

[Storytelling] has a history rich in timeless skills, perspective and sense of audience.” --Dr. Jason Ohlerjasonohler.com : 

[Storytelling] has a history rich in timeless skills, perspective and sense of audience.” --Dr. Jason Ohlerjasonohler.com

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Story Elements

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Fifth Grade Online Safety Video

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Fifth Grade Online Safety Video Storyboard

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Storyboarding

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Math Storybooks Storyboard

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Resources Digital Storytelling Tools New Tools Workshop Wiki http://newtoolsworkshop.wikispaces.com/Digital+storytelling GoAnimate http://goanimate.com GoAnimate EDU http://school.goanimate.com/ ToonDoo http://toondoo.com ToonDoo Spaces (Educator Space) http://toondoospaces.com

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Resources Digital Storytelling in the Classroom The Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/index.html Jason Ohler http://www.jasonohler.com/storytelling/index.cfm Assessing Digital Stories http://www.jasonohler.com/storytelling/assessment.cfm Microsoft’s Digital Storytelling in the Classroom eBook http://www.microsoft.com/education/teachers/guides/digital_storytelling.aspx Center for Digital Storytelling http://www.storycenter.org/index1.html

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Resources Traditional Storytelling Hamilton, Martha and Mitch Weiss. Children Tell Stories: Teaching and Using Storytelling in the Classroom. Katonah, N.Y. : Richard C. Owen Publishers, c2005. Lipman, Doug. Storytelling Games: Creative Activities for Language, Communication, and Composition Across the Curriculum. Phoenix, Ariz. : Oryx Press, 1995.