Digital Storytelling

Project

Digital Storytelling

• A short movie that combines narrative with digital content (images, sounds, video)

• Tools needed: a PC, a mic, DS software (Windows Movie Maker, Microsoft Photo Story 3, etc)

Evaluative Components 

Digital Storytelling Project

30 %

i-Folio postings 10 %

DST presentation20 %

Description of DST

5 %

Reflections on learning

experiences5%

Oral presentation

10 %

DS/ the video10%

Procedures in the DST project

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i-Folio Postings (10%)

• Pre-DST discussion – Week 5 (4%) – Post the following information regarding their DST:

• Title• Reason for choosing the topic• Purpose of your DST• Short description of your DST (minimum length of 300

words)

•  Each student has to give feedback/ comments on the postings of other groups within 3 weeks (Week 5 – 8). (at least one comment per posting).

i-Folio Postings (10%)

• Post-DST discussion – Week 11 (6%)– Each student goes into his or her group’s

‘topic’ for post-DST discussion and post a reflection of his or her own personal journey in creating the digital story (minimum length of 300 words)

– Each student has to give feedback/ comments on the postings of other groups. (at least one comment per posting).

Oral presentation (individual assessment) (10%)

• The presentation is to describe the purpose of the DST and the challenges the group faced in coming up with it.

• The whole team will share their group experiences with each member describing part of it.

The Digital Story (Video)

• Group project (3 – 4 members)• Title - social sciences topics based on

students’ disciplines/ topics in the course book

• 8 to 10 minutes• Creative and original

Suggested Software

• Microsoft Photo Story 3• Windows Movie Maker• Wax• Online tools : prezi.com, animoto.com• http://www.akascope.com/2011/07/15/

free-video-editing-software/

Explore the software. It allows you to:

• import photos• insert caption/ text• record voice-over

(narration)• add background music

Microsoft Photo Story 3

Previous semester Issues

• Text was taken directly from the Internet - plagiarism

• Narration was only given by 1 member• Difficulties to insert narration and sync it

with the photos• Students thought they can only use

Microsoft Photo Story 3

DST Competition

PrizeCategory 1

(Band 1 & 2)

Category 2

(Band 3 & above)

The Best DST group RM 200 + certificates

RM 200 + certificates

The Runner-up

RM 100 + certificates

RM 100 + certificates

Consolation prizes

(the no. of the consolation

prizes - to be informed)

RM 50 + certificates

RM 50 + certificates