Category: digitalstorytelling
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Research-based support for digital storytelling and Dual-Coding Theory
As an advocate for the appropriate use of digital storytelling to support learning inside and outside the classroom, I am constantly on the lookout for educational research which explores not only the ways digital storytelling can be used effectively to support learning, but also the REASONS it SHOULD be used. Last December when I had…
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Hank Thompson WWII Interview
Tomorrow I’ll be sharing about our statewide “Celebrate Oklahoma Voices” digital storytelling project at the OTA 2008 conference in Oklahoma City along with Dr. Dana Owens (Univ of Central Oklahoma), Dr. Don Wilson (Mid-Del Public Schools) and Whitney Allen (Asher Public Schools). Today Whitney shared the following interview video (21 min, 15 sec) which high…
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The Future is Unwritten by Miguel Guhlin
These are my notes from Miguel Guhlin’s OTA 2008 keynote, “The Future is Unwritten.” In my free time, I serve as instructional technology director for San Antonio ISD All resources from today’s session: http://snipurl.com/ota2008 My core values #1 share more In New Zealand last year, Jenny Litchfield – has a face that tells a story…
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Calling all Oklahoma Digital Storytellers!
If you are a current PK-20 educator in Oklahoma, you are eligible to apply for a 3 day workshop on digital storytelling offered as part of our statewide “Celebrate Oklahoma Voices” project. Workshops for spring and summer 2008 are scheduled for the following dates and locations: 20-22 Feb 2008 @ UCO College of Education, Edmond…
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A Matter Called Revolution: Abigail Adams and Recreating History for the Young Child Through Storytelling
These are my notes from a presentation titled “A Matter Called Revolution: Abigail Adams and Recreating History for the Young Child Through Storytelling” on February 2, 2008, at the Oklahoma 2008 State Superintendent’s Social Studies and Fine Arts Conference. The theme of this year’s conference is, “Revolutionary Matters.” This presentation by Sheri Admire, a teacher…
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Through the Eyes of a Child: Digital Storytelling in the Classroom
These are my notes from a presentation titled “Through the Eyes of a Child: Digital Storytelling in the Classroom” on February 2, 2008, at the Oklahoma 2008 State Superintendent’s Social Studies and Fine Arts Conference. The theme of this year’s conference is, “Revolutionary Matters.” This presentation by Christine Paradise, a 3rd grade teacher at Steed…
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Information Revolution, Digital Revolution
These are my notes from a presentation titled “Go Digital to Revolutionize Learning” on February 2, 2008, at the Oklahoma 2008 State Superintendent’s Social Studies and Fine Arts Conference. The theme of this year’s conference is, “Revolutionary Matters.” This presentation by Cheryl McInnis from Mustang Public Schools has the following description in the conference program:…
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We Are The Revolutionaries
These are my notes from a presentation titled “We Are The Revolutionaries” on February 2, 2008, at the Oklahoma 2008 State Superintendent’s Social Studies and Fine Arts Conference. The theme of this year’s conference is, “Revolutionary Matters.” This presentation by Beth Howard and her students from Mark Twain Elementary School in Tulsa Public Schools has…
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Fond memories of Fred McPherson
It’s not often you hear about someone in the United States living to the ripe age of 96 and never having to go into a nursing home. I have not had the privilege of meeting many people who are over ninety years old, ever. Fred McPherson was a wonderful, kind, generous and loving man who…
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VoiceThread Publishing Example: Safe, Powerful, Interactive
Thanks to a tweet from New York school librarian Karen Kliegman, I learned about a superb elementary VoiceThread project she helped facilitate titled, “Federal Holidays: New Holiday Proposals.” This student VoiceThread project exemplifies “best practices” for safe publishing of student work in several ways: SAFETY: Student identities are not revealed. Each student created a custom…