Category: digitalstorytelling
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Diplomatic storytelling
NPR carried an interesting segment this morning titled, “Bolivian Ambassador to U.S. Breaks with Tradition.” The “left-leaning activist Evo Morales” has appointed a journalist to be the new Bolivian ambassador to the United States. In his interview, appointee Gustavo Guzman states that he believes the President of his country understands his abilities to effectively communicate…
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Good Internet research video
Whether or not students and teachers in your classroom, building, or school district have embraced web 2.0 tools like wikis, blogs and podcasts– chances are extremely high they are currently using the Internet for research projects. Digital immigrants may falsely assume that digital natives are naturally good at Internet research, but this is not generally…
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When video clips are constructive
This past Sunday when I was in my hometown of Manhattan, Kansas, I heard and watched a sermon by a pastor that got me thinking: When are video clips constructive and desireable when giving a presentation to an audience, and when do they distract or even take away from the message the person is trying…
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Congrats Marco!
Congrats to Marco Torres and family: Rio Xanto (7 Lbs and 19 inches long) looks great!!! A new digital storyteller is born!
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Thoughts on citizen journalism
“From Pamphlet to Blog” is a wonderful, short video about citizen journalism. It provides a good overview of what citizen journalism is, what potentials it has, and its possible future. Great use of interviews in this piece. I listened to a related NPR piece this week (but I can’t readily find the link) that mentioned…
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Katrina Survivor Stories
I heard several heart wrenching stories this morning on our local Oklahoma City NPR affiliate, in the “Morning Edition” episoide “Survivors’ Stories: Living Through Katrina.” On the website you can listen to these stories– these would be good to share with students in lesson studies focusing on New Orleans, the US gulf coast, hurricanes, disaster relief…
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Flickr users are artists
According to dictionary.com, an “artist” is: “One, such as a painter, sculptor, or writer, who is able by virtue of imagination and talent or skill to create works of aesthetic value, especially in the fine arts” and “A person whose work shows exceptional creative ability or skill.” Some people consider everyone using the free photo-sharing…
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Discovery Times documentaries
Our family has switched from Cox Cable for TV in Oklahoma to Dish Network, and have opted for the “DISHFamily” lineup. This evening for the first time, I watched several amazing documentaries on the Discovery Times channel. What superb documentaries! These included: Addicted to Oil – A documentary about alternative fuel options to oil by…
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Zen Mix mashups
Update on 29 July 2016: Viddler (@viddler) is referenced in this post from 10 years ago and has shifted its business model/focus in a different direction. I am always interested in web 2.0 tools related to digital storytelling, and this looks pretty unique. Zen Mix is touted as a “Vlogging tool for Vlog Video Vloggers.”…
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My journey of faith to Jesus
I received the following in an email about a week ago, and have wanted to respond, but a lot has been going on and I didn’t want to do so without some thoughtful consideration. What I am going to write tonight might not be of interest and may even offend some readers, but avoiding those…