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Entries from May 2009

Blogfolios for teachers

May 25th, 2009 · No Comments

Students benefit from maintaining online multimedia portfolios of their work - blogfolios - according to Jason Ohler, author of the book ‘Digital Storytelling in the Classroom’:

“As part of the technology infusion coursework, each student creates a ‘blogfolio’ that serves as both a work repository and reflection venue throughout the year. The work they create includes […]

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Tags: education · media literacy · digital storytelling

How to tell a story using five 5-second clips

May 21st, 2009 · No Comments

Here’s an example from Stockholm of a visual narrative (no voice) made by editing together five very short clips. With this previous post in mind, it’s just good to see experiments like this.
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Tags: tips · story · digital storytelling

DS4 speakers announced

May 15th, 2009 · No Comments

Just announced: DS4’s programme looks great with  Huw Davies (BBC Capture Wales), Annette Mees (Coney’s Shoreditch Ball Park), Bonnie Shaw (Snap-Shot-Storytelling) and fascinating breakouts. The new DS4 website is live: http://www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk/DS4/  and you can book online for £14.50.
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DS4 call for stories

May 11th, 2009 · No Comments

If you or your organisation would like screen-space to show digital stories - or to have your own stand - at DS4, Sophie Bennett of Aberystwyth Arts Centre can help. Her contact details are  sob at aber dot ac dot uk Tel. 01970 622338. DS4
takes place in Aberystwyth on 17th June 2009.
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Flip videoblogging tips video

May 10th, 2009 · No Comments

Verdi’s made this concise, useful training video about using consumer camcorders for the citizen journalism end of the video blogging spectrum at Freevlog.
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Tags: instruction · capturing assets · digital storytelling

Second International Day for Sharing Life Stories

May 10th, 2009 · No Comments

May 16th is the second International Day for Sharing Life Stories - a chance to “celebrate and promote life stories, as a way to encourage critical thinking, cultural democratization and social transformation.”
The organisers are The Museum of the Person International Network and the Center for Digital Storytelling and, if you’d like to organise an activity, […]

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Tags: story · digital storytelling

Newport storytelling course

May 5th, 2009 · No Comments

Digital Storytelling courses for people aged 55+ in Newport, SE Wales at the Riverside
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