CATESOL+Conference+2009

=San Diego Regional CATESOL Conference, Grossmont College, Fall 2009=

Empowering Students Through Digital Storytelling
Presented by Ruth Gay, Eli Clarke, Kristi Reyes


 * For MiraCosta College Digital Storytelling Workshop, click here: Digital Storytelling**

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 * PowerPoint Presentation:**
 * Handout: [[file:ESL Digital Storytelling worskhop.docx.doc]]**


 * Hands-on:** Make your own short digital story using PowerPoint clip art with Windows Movie Maker with voice-over narration
 * First, write a short paragraph introducing yourself and make a storyboard plan
 * Next create PowerPoint slides with images from Microsoft clipart; save your slides a .jpg (image) files
 * Then download music []
 * Follow the handout and our demonstration to import images and music into Movie Maker and add a title, effects, transitions, and voice-over narration
 * The end project will be a short digital story!

PowerPoint hanodut:
 * Resources:**

Sample storyboard sheet: ESL Digital Storytelling Guide (includes rubric and many resources): Movie Maker Guide (step-by-step directions for using Movie Maker): Ripping Music from a CD:

An online, free site as an alternative to Movie Maker: [|JayCut] [|Sample] of a "movie" made with JayCut, by Kristi Reyes (topic: Intermediate-Level Writing Assessment Pilot)


 * Samples:**

Eli Clarke's MiraCosta College students' digital stories: [] [] []

ESL Digital Storytelling Course at MiraCosta College blog: [] ESL Digital Storytelling Course at MiraCosta College class pages: [] []
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