Category: digitalstorytelling
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Stop Motion Animation ideas from Charlie Mahoney
These are my notes from Charlie Mahoney‘s session “Stop Motion Animation – A Hands-On Workshop & Classroom Use Discussion” at iConnect iLearn 2010 on 3 June 2010. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. – Charlie’s Google Presentation slides / links Stopmotion is not just claymation – it is a breeding ground for thinking…
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Digital reflections on an anthropologist’s journey to Kunming, China
In November 2009, Kansas anthropologist Linda Davis-Stephens traveled to Kunming, China. Kunming is located in southeastern China, just north of Laos and Vietnam. Linda created and posted to YouTube a 4.5 minute video of reflections and images from her amazing trip. The conference where she presented had 4000 attendees from around East and Southeast Asia.…
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Web 2.0 Smackdown highlights from iConnect iLearn 2010 (Colby, Kansas)
These are some of the websites I learned about during our day 1 closing session at iConnect, iLearn in Colby, Kansas today. http://www.wikidot.com Website for building wikis, ideal for online learning portals. Free as well as paid options. The Collaboratory at Colby Community College is a local higher ed example using Wikidot. Multiple classes are…
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5 generations of babies: Rocking the same cradle
I find the concept of “place-based storytelling” compelling. Places often have stories. Objects can have stories too, and that is the case in Edna Parrish’s six minute video, “The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Baby Cradle.” This is a touching story of a baby cradle from the mid-1800s which has criss-crossed the American midwest multiple times…
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The Importance of Telling the Stories of Your Photos
How many shoeboxes or albums of photographs have you seen which contain stories no one documented? In her five minute video, “What’s Your Story? The Importance of Telling the Stories of Your Photos,” MidDel Public Schools, Oklahoma educator Margaret Nan Harkey makes a compelling case for why we ALL need to help document the stories…
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Painting with LED Light Pens and Sidewalk Chalk
This week Kevin Honeycutt has been in Oklahoma City, attending a Storychasers Phase 1 Workshop (Celebrate Oklahoma Voices) and today keynoting the Oklahoma City Public School’s annual Tech Day conference. Kevin is a true artist, and taught K-12 art in a small Kansas town before becoming one of the most inspirational educational conference speakers around.…
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YouTube can change your life: Just ask Greyson Chance
This evening on the homepage of YouTube.com, the following “spotlight” feature caught my eye. It turns out this week, 6th grader Greyson Chance from Edmond, Oklahoma returned to the Ellen show for a second time in a month. This time, he performed his own original song before a live TV audience, received a check from…
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Digital Storytelling in Plain English
I missed this video in Sept 2009 when others shared it initially. Glad to find it now. Clever. The main thing I might include in a 2.0 version is the idea that our brains are wired for stories. The historical basis for storytelling is definitely emphasized in this video already, however. This was a project…
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Kansas Teachers: Register for Celebrate Kansas Voices (CKV) 4-6 August 2010!
If you are a PK-20 teacher in Kansas, you’re invited to apply now to participate in a 2.5 day “Celebrate Kansas Voices” digital storytelling workshop to be held at Kansas State University 4-6 August 2010. Enrollment in CKV workshops is limited to 25 participants. A complete agenda for the CKV workshop is available. Participants will…
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What does 21st century literacy prep mean 2U?
Via http://www.p21.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=920&Itemid=63 Submit your thoughts and ideas on what 21st Century Readiness means to you, your students and your community. Your submission could earn you an iPod nano with video or you could be on your way to Washington, D.C. with a free trip for two to attend the National Summit on 21st Century Readiness on…