United States copyright law allows you to use copyrighted works for educational purposes, without securing permission from the original creator, in very limited ways. View our YouTube channel for more examples.ĭigital Storytelling and Copyright: Resources for Digital Literacies View our photostream of this partnership. Over the last several years, social work students have participated in a partnership with the Fifth Dimension learning program at the Boys & Girls Club of Whittier and DigLibArts to help parents from Lydia Jackson elementary school create digital storybooks as part of a family literacy (and digital literacy) project.

Additionally, in the process of using digital technologies, students are empowered to contribute to a learning experience that allows them to think about their actions within their community as well as on a global scale.īelow are sets of resources for Digital Storytelling assignments:ĭigital Storytelling and Community-Based Learning This encourages students to be independent learners who can assess their work and grow from the experience. This process engages students in a way that helps them recall and reflect on the many themes and ideas discussed throughout their course studies. Accompanying close reading assignments aids student understanding and sparks discussion. Students also develop digital literacy skills through project-based learning. Digital Storytelling provides a platform where students can build on active learning strategies in writing, storyboarding, multimedia creation and assessment-sharing in open learning environments.

At DigLibArts we use Digital Storytelling as a collaborative and creative assignment that enables students to connect to large themes while developing a personal narrative. Most digital stories are created as movies but the definition can now include narratives created with presentation tools and born-digital publishing. As a practice, it can be a transformative experience for the learner.

UPDATED! Click on the link to view or download: Digital Storytelling GuidebookĪlso, check out our new Digital Storytelling Community and Resources at Whittier College webpage.ĭigital Storytelling can be described as a way to tell stories using digital tools but it’s much more than that! It is a process, both a pedagogy and tool, to engage students in critical reflection, deep learning, and to build digital literacy skills.

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