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Exploring Teaching and Learning in a Digital Age

Digital Storytelling as a Change Agent
Saturday, June 28th, 2008

The full title for this session is Digital Storytelling as the Disruptive Change Agent.  Wes is starting with fact that student and teachers have little opportunity for feedback - and development - once they've created a digital story. Kevin's Celebrate Oklahoma oral histories project taps into technologies such as a ning for creating the digital storytelling community.

The Oaklahoma Project was set up for interviewing veterans. The project started with GCast to record an interview over the phone (GabCast works too - both are free).

Advantage of uploading and sharing digital stories on the open web, comments are a possibility, connecting and reconnecting family members. We're listening to the Lillie and John story amazing story - incredibly well written + music - quite the emotional impact. Check out Hank Thompson's World War II story.

Digital storytelling in the classroom is a golden opportunity to teach positive, constructive use of technology.  Maybry digital storytelling awards, for example, have changed student lives. How to get teachers going with filmmaking? Give a deadline and an event (e.g., Veteran's Day).  Time is the number one challenge, but by getting the students involved and having them use time outside of school will also help kickstart a project.



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