Aberth Digital Storytelling

Here are three links I wanted to share with you in the area of storytelling, participation and citizenship:
1. http://www.friction.tv/
If you’ve got a webcam and a microphone plugged into your computer, you can contribute to this site. It partners with Channel 5 news and is a managable way to get your point across on video. The […]

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I gave a brief presentation about digital storytelling in Wales on behalf of BBC Wales as part of last night’s RTS Wales Media Literacy Network event at the University of Glamorgan’s new Atrium building in Cardiff. DK of Mediasnackers blogged the session here.
I wanted to show a digital story called Set Free by Dean […]

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Here are some public H&S considerations for digital storytelling workshop organisers. I hope they prove useful.
Venue
- nearby parking and public transport
- accessibility for wheelchairs with no trip hazards
- accessible toilets and break-out spaces
- enough space, tables, chairs to accommodate all the equipment and people and to allow facilitators to move comfortably between participants
- power points […]

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The first of BBC Scotland’s Highland Lives videos and audio slideshows are now live at http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/highlandlives/.
I watched two videos - To Catch a Lobster and Love to Grow. They were mainly video with some still images. They had some really rare moments and certainly revealed something special about the authors and their lives. Having the […]

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I’ve just updated my shopping list here:
brand new Aberth Digital Storytelling Resources
It’s actually the first page of a brand new sister website to this blog. Aberth Digital Storytelling Resources is a response to what a number of people have asked for: a site that brings together in one place all kinds of equipment and software […]

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I bumped into Sue Williams of Hyperaction at an Adobe event in Cardiff last week. It was nice to catch up with her and hear about some very exciting plans Hyperaction are making. They’ve just put out a call for freelancers in the south Wales area which I’m pasting here in the hope it’ll be […]

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