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What’s Your Angle? Building Visual Literacy for Better Movie Projects |
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This is presentation 1 of 3, at station "Lights Camera Action: StoryTelling with Video" within the playground "Digital StoryTelling Playground Bits & Bytes: Powerful Mini Activities to Engage Students"; scroll down to see more details.
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| Audience: | Curriculum/district specialists, Library media specialists, Teachers |
| Skill level: | Beginner |
| Attendee devices: | Devices required |
| Attendee device specification: | Smartphone: Windows, Android, iOS Laptop: Mac, PC, Chromebook Tablet: Android, iOS |
| Participant accounts, software and other materials: | Download the FlipGrid app or ensure you have access to FlipGrid on your device. Ensure that your device has a built-in camera. |
| Topic: | Storytelling/multimedia |
| ISTE Standards: | For Students: Knowledge Constructor
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| Additional detail: | ISTE author presentation |
The purpose of this presentation is to showcase the engaging and creative power of digital storytelling. The challenge being addressed is how to help students tell more effective stories through the medium of moviemaking. Participants will learn about several basic film angles and then experience the process of combining them to tell a story. The tools used will be FlipGrid and a device of choice (tablet, laptop, Chromebook, etc.) with a built-in camera.
1. Welcome and introductions - 2 minutes
2. Why do stories matter? Presenters will touch on the brain science of storytelling and the impact stories can have on learning. - 3 minutes
3. Presenters will present the challenge of helping students create better movie projects. Then, presenters will share several basic film angles teachers can help students employ in order to elevate the quality of their video storytelling projects. - 5 minutes
4. Attendees will create 15-second stories depicting their ISTE21 experience. They will utilize the basic film angles shared and publish to share with others.
Ferrés, J., & Masanet, M.-J. (2017, July 1). Communication Efficiency in Education: Increasing Emotions and Storytelling. Scipedia. https://www.scipedia.com/public/Ferres_Masanet_2017a
Peterson, L. (2018, October 17). The Science Behind The Art Of Storytelling. Harvard Business Publishing: Corporate Learning. https://www.harvardbusiness.org/the-science-behind-the-art-of-storytelling/
Vu, V., Warschauer, M., & Yim, S. (2019). Digital Storytelling: A District Initiative for Academic Literacy Improvement. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 63(3), 257-267. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaal.962
As a middle school teacher for 16 years and a California Teacher of the Year (2014), Jessica has continually worked to redefine what learning looks like in her classroom. An ISTE author, Jessica's book, Moviemaking in the Classroom, will be released in August 2021. She is an advocate for student choice and voice, as demonstrated by the original content her students regularly publish for a global audience. She also spent over a decade as a professional development instructor and Consulting Teacher for a digital storytelling non-profit organization called DIGICOM Learning, aimed at promoting moviemaking in southern California classrooms.
Georgia Terlaje has taught for 31 years and is currently and instructional coach for Palm Springs Unified. She has used digital storytelling as an instructional strategy for 11 years and has presented on the topic at both regional and national conferences. She was also instrumental in creating PSUSD’s first elementary film festival that is now in it’s 4th year. Georgia is also a teacher-consultant for DIGICOM Learning. In this role, she is a lead instructor for professional development courses for teachers in the area of digital storytelling. Georgia has a digital storytelling podcast, “Storytelling Saves the World”.
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