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Enhancing Historical Biography through Digital Storytelling (2019)

Friday, March 6, 2009
3:30-4:30 PM
Wyndham Hotel, Andreas Room

Brief Description:

Learn digital storytelling methods for engaging students in projects relating to historical figures. Example PBL strategies will include simulated audio interviews, blog-based journaling, virtual museums, “Day-in-the-Life” podcasts, and video documentaries.

Session Abstract:

This session introduces digital storytelling methods teachers may use to engage students in projects relating to historical figures. Example project-based teaching and learning methods will include:

• Simulated audio interviews between historical figures; • Blog-based mock journaling; • Virtual museums;
• Podcasts of “Day in the Life” stories; and
• Video documentaries.
Following attendance at this session, participants will:
• Define digital storytelling within a technology-based framework;
• Identify specific digital storytelling instructional techniques that effectively integrate technology; and,
• Provide examples of technology-based student-led learning projects for teaching historical content across all grades.

Tags: 2019, audio, biography, history, ipod, keeler, podcast, social, storytelling, studies

Attachments:

KeelerCUE2009Outline.doc, 45 KB

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Permalink Reply by Marisol Valles on December 4, 2008 at 8:25am: Thanks for being the first to post your session! Looking forward to CUE 09!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Timothy McKean on April 14, 2009 at 9:01am: I'm sorry I missed this session. I'm doing a historical biography project with 7th graders starting this week. Does anyone have some good samples to show them to get them going in the right direction?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Christy G. Keeler, Ph.D. on April 14, 2009 at 5:51pm: There are several wonderful examples available at the links below, however, there's one I really like created by a teacher who was offering a model for his students to follow: http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=a7f169cb51d7afe38155

I have my students engage in audio-based digital storytelling. Examples are available here: http://christykeeler.com/AudioDigitalStorytelling.html
but my favorite is: http://christykeeler.com/BlogFiles/StudentWork/Greenlagh_LincolnsPe...

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Recommended Links

The below sites include information about digital storytelling as well as examples and links to resources (e.g., websites offering free audio resources):

* Center for Digital Storytelling by Joe Lambert
* Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling by Bernard Robin
* Digital Storytelling by Helen Barrett
* 50 Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story by Alan Levine
* SITE Screening Room by the Society of Information Technology and Teacher Education SIG: Digital Storytelling; ▶ Reply to This