Digital+Story+Project


 * Quick write (1.5 classes) **

it means to grab a camera and come up with a storyline that will make your audience interested in the movie
 * What do the words “Digital storytelling” mean to you?

good actors,good storyline, good camera
 * In your opinion, what makes an interesting story?


 * You need to watch 17 videos (about 1 minu te for each) and respond to the following questions: []

Digital Story definition- Digital Storytelling refers to using digital tools so that ordinary people can tell their own real-life stories. and i though digital storytelling meant using a computer to edit the original story to make cool animations Discuss what makes a good story? You may research and add your opinion. List your findings on the classroom wiki- page name “ 7.1 What makes a good story”
 * Discuss what you thought about the digital stories that you watched. Use the following questions as __a__ guideline__.__
 * What surprised you in the video?
 * What did you learn from the video? How is your life the same as the students in the video? How is your life different?
 * What made this video interesting to watch?
 * What else would you have liked to have seen?
 * Is there anything you would add/change to make them better?
 * 1) i didnt find it interesting because it had no storyline ,no music and its much different then the world we live in
 * 2) it was really boring because i didnt expect to see a guy washing his goat and it was realy shaky and had no music at all to make it more interesting to watch
 * 3) Still really boring and also missing a lot of important features to make and interesting movie such as beginning & end ,music and famous people
 * 4) this movie was some what interesting because i like cooking and they were talking about preparing a meal
 * 5) this movie was also interesting because it had the same kind of idea like the video before except that they went into more detail on how the collect the ingredients for the meal that they are about to prepare
 * 6) this video wasn't interesting because it was about a girl going to get water from the well and going back home with the water, it was really boring
 * 7) the young girl talks about what she does after school to help her parents and i didn't like it because it just kinda ends and has no actual ending
 * 8) some of the noises in the video caught my ears attentions because i found them funny
 * 9) it wasn't to interesting because i watched a similar video earlier so it wasn't as interesting
 * 10) i liked the video because of the "boabab tree" its sounds really neat when they pronounce it
 * Research the definition of “Digital storytelling” and compare to what you thought/answered earlier.


 * DEVELOPING A STORY TOPIC~WRITING YOUR STORY (1.5 classes) **
 * 1) food - i could make a movie showing all my favourite food and talk about what they are made of
 * 2) action- make a movie with a lot of photoshop and special effects to make the "WOW" effect
 * 3) tutorial- i could make a video about how to make something, basically teaching someone to do a certain thing such as writing a song
 * 4) animated story- i could use flash animation to make an animated video with a plot

**Reflection/Assessments (1 class)** [|END OF PROJECT REFLECTION.docx]
 * Reflect on the project by answering the following questions: (6)
 * How do you feel about your final product?- i think if i would of started earlier i could of come up with a better final result
 * What was the hardest part of this project?-the hardest part was getting the camera set up at the proper angle
 * What was the easiest part for you?-make the song its self that i presented at the end of the video
 * What would you do differently if you were to make another digital story?i would start much earlier and put more time and effort into making it
 * What have you learned by making a digital story and by watching other stories? i learned that with are technology today there is many ways of making a digital story
 * What did you enjoy the most? watching the videos