Welcome to the bi-monthly Digital Storytelling Carnival. Lots of new posts to check out if you haven’t already. Thanks for stopping by.
Classroom Ideas
Caught On Video, Bob Sparnkle suggests several ideas for integrating video production in the curriculum.
Wildlife documentary filmmaking by Scott Floyd.
Split screen inspired by Radiohead by Dan Meyer.
Let Them Remix Videos by @Edu.
Clay Animation
Sir Kevin Hodgson presents several articles on clay animation in the classroom. If you haven’t subscribed to his blog, you may want to:
Behind the Scenes of Stop-Motion
Lego Animation experiments
Creating with Clay
Clay animation in the classroom
PIvot Animation
Practice
Gail Desler explains the importance of storyboarding in digital storytelling.
Tools
The Best Ways for Students to Create Online Videos Using Someone Else’s Content by Larry Ferlazzo and the Best Ways for Students to Create Online Animations.
Converting VoiceThread to video by Kevin Hodgson
Making Youtube Videos a Little Clearer from TeachEng.us
Web-based animation by Wes Fryer.
Digital Storytelling, online moviemaking site.
FlipVideo
Experiments with the Flip by the TechChicks.
An alternative to the flip by Susan Sedro.
Theory
Digital Storytelling as a Disruptive Change Agent by Wesley Fryer.
The Art of Digital Storytelling from TechLearning.
The Power of Digital Storytelling by Alix E Peshette.
100 Helpful Web Tools for Every Kind of Learner by College@Home.
On EduPunkism by Educatorblog.
Reflection
Bonnie Kaplan reflects on her participation in digital storytelling workshop.
Examples
The Piano, teaching film narrative from Clif’s Notes.
Three Cheers for Tacky by Nicole Green, a first grade readers theater production.
Terry Shay’s first animations.
Steve Kimmi’s Storm Stories Voicethread.
NEA Video Project: I Am An Educator
World Domination from the Horizon Project.
Literacy Institute Digital Storytelling by Angelea Maiers using Animoto.
Roll it Gal animation by JakeT.
News
Education Week reports on states’ funding or lack thereof of technology in the classroom.
Contests
AFI’s Hometown Claim to Fame contest.
Opportunities
Apple’s summer camp is free and available to students.
Darn, I missed this, can I share this link (http://voicethread.com/share/124436/) to a VoiceThread I did on how, why you could use it. Nice for PD trainings?
Thank you for including a link to my first attempts at animating. I would also like to point people deeper into my blog for some Animations by my students. http://tjonajourney.blogspot.com/2008/05/animation-ish.html
Thanks!
These are another great series of links, Matt.
Thanks
Kevin
I appreciate you publishing the link to my Sims 2 animation. If readers would like to see more they can visit my blog.
http://jakinbox.blogspot.com
I post a new episode every Friday!