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The remaining three topics are all related - so we'll take them on together. A bunch of very useful information has already been put out there by participants in this discussion. Please see Jennifer Gilomen's post and resulting thread for all kinds of low-cost/no-cost software and web-based applications for creating digital stories. We teach
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Also, check out the thread started by Jennifer Gilomen - lots of good info there. Cheers, Andrea
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Hi all, This topic has already been covered thoroughly in other posts, so I thought I'd re-cap. There are a number of ways that the components can be broken down. At CDS we use a model that we call the Seven Elements of Digital Storytelling. The first three elements help define the content of a digital story. They are: 1. Point of View - This elements
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This topic is broad and deep – a way too big to cover comprehensively in this forum. However, increasing access to using digital media for amplifying voices that are not heard is central to what Center for Digital Storytelling does. We wanted to make sure we addressed it. In terms of digital literacy, digital storytelling is often a first step that
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Hi Techmobile, Sounds like a wonderful project. I'll step in and answer this one for Daniel. We (Daniel, me and others at CDS) often work with youth and use a number of adaptations to the seven elements/story circle process to do so. The youngest kids I've worked with were in 4th grade. There is a big difference between how we engage the younger
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I want to give a bit of an overview of how we approach telling a "poweful" story - one that effectively conveys layers of meaning by making an emotional connection with the audience. A couple of broad considerations - all digital stories should be short and very focused. They shouldn't be used to tell more than one story. The brevity of
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Hi Shahid, Great to have you with us. You've asked THE key question. Daniel is busily writing a reply to your post as we speak. One resource I can point you to is the CDS online digital storytelling cookbook at http://www.storycenter.org/resources.html. Andrea