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Notes from the Keynote Speech and Follow Up Workshop by Jason Ohler One o f Jason Ohler’s education focuses has been the relationship between storytelling and learning. Much of his keynote speech focused on how to harness and organize digital storytelling. (These are Kay’s notes from the presentation.) Take a look at how Ohler has organized 8 Levels of storytelling: http://www.jasonohler.com/storytelling/storyeducation.cfm#Different_stories A very good point—The way around copyright--create it yourself! __ Quick Advice when Creating Digital Story Telling Reports __ 1. What the media to the point that the can look at the technique instead of the plot 2. When examining media important to give audience a “Question to focus on” Storytelling Examples Native American 4th Grade Story about a Fox Emotionally Disturbed Teenage Boy Create a Narrative Story about Abuse while projecting himself into the future (Mental Health Facility) “Let’s watch your story.” 3. Have students work on a project that they are intimate with--something that bothers them, and then they have to become objective with the material in order to produce something. __ Process __ 1. No story boards 2. Uses story MAPPING Emotional flow vs. flow of motion Story core—good writing doesn’t get in the way of the story telling Check out the book, __Director in a Classroom__ 3. Techniques of criticism—clear? Compelling? 4. An audience with fresh eyes to see the gaps 9 5. ARC of transformation and problem? 6. Media Development Process vs. Baking a Cake of development process 7. Use Powerpoint as a story board When they hear it they will fix it? Adult criticism doesn’t really work—reaaction Critical thinking in Marry cirtical thinking & reach with story telling CONCERNS =negatively stated goals Don’t let them stop you. ***Teaching as Storytelling (Egan) To see the notes from this presentation—Ning from the Pete&C Conference Website Tools and student work __ Resources: __ From Ohler’s website go to the Storytelling LINKS http://www.jasonohler.com/storytelling/storyeducation.cfm Storytelling 1. Concern of the over use of music Question—How does the sound track and choice of music influence what the viewer sees in the narrative? Create narrative without text—then add different music 2. Green Screen HOW TO—New Media Narrative http://www.jasonohler.com/storytelling/storyeducation.cfm 3. Storyboarding 4. Media Development Process --Teacher as executive produces benchmarks where the student is in the process o  MAKE MEDIA LIST with students o  Use as analogy—trying to bake a cake without the ingrediants o  The story doesn’t drive unless you have the mei 5. Assignment Metaphor //Clear link and essay? Or Challenging like a poem?// 6. Story Creation Process—Voice over narrative 3. Speak/Record 4. Add/reserve title page 5. Add pictures 6. Add citations 7. Limit to Two Minutes-16 font one page of writing Powerful Student Examples showed __ Tools Used __ How to deal with story creep 1. Brainstorming page vs. story box 2. Story starters- Problem/Question—Solution/Answer—Learning/Transformation __ How to Approach Creating a Documentary __ 1. 3rd Person Narrator 2. 1st person protagonist (Moore) 3. 1st prson included (Burn) 4. 1st immersive Most interesting/personally involved Embed facts in narrative
 * Stories need a problem—I wonder what is going to happen NEXT?
 * Engagement—easy when the students want to know what
 * __ The Follow Up Workshop: New Media Narrative in the Classroom—From tools in the assessment to social media  __**
 * Paint wall with green background
 * If you paint a wall, it acts as a visual reminder to the teachers about the storytelling.
 * Make it affordable to both time and money
 * Done as “well as possible”
 * When You write You THINK
 * Teacher as Guide
 * Dillingham’s story mapping
 * Go to the transformational element of the story
 * Does the solution address the elements of conflict?
 * Closure—shows not tell
 * Tackle a real problem?
 * Other examples of story mapping
 * McKee—writing for filming
 * Deconstructing Mass Media
 * Example draw the peaks and valleys of a cartoon—TREASURE MAP
 * Book—Story Proof
 * Story spine by Kenn Adams
 * 1) Pan, map, pitch storyboard
 * 2) Write 1-2 pages
 * 1) Add music
 * 2) Add transitions