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Building Language Learners’ Writing and Speaking Skills with Digital Stories

Lina Lee University of New Hampshire NHAWLT, November 2, 2012 Meredith, NH

Stories

Writing

Speaking

http://stories.umbc.edu/projects.php?movie=SPAN305_Relato_digtal_Elver.mp4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m8yEU4FDuk

Digital Storytelling Voice

Music

Video

Text

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Why Digital Storytelling? Storytelling – We love to HEAR stories Digital media – We love to SEE stories

Social media – We love to TELL stories Web publishing – We love to SHARE stories

Power of Digital Media

Digital Stories for L2 Learners • Put students at the centre of learning process • Allow self-expression and creativity • Enhance language skills; writing and speaking • Build multi-literacy skills • Use 21st century skills: digital literacy; selfdirection; problem solving

Diagram by Barrett (2006) Student Engagement

Technology Integration

Reflection Digital Storytelling

Project-Based Learning

About Digital Stories • From personal tales to historical events • From individual to collective narratives

• For novice to advanced learners • From text, audio to video files • From 2-3 to 10-20 minute long

• From CD to web publishing

How to make digital stories? Five Steps (1) Write your story after choosing the topic Drafting, revising and proofreading (2) Find images, sound, audio/video clips Use of “Creative Commons” site; copyright issues

(3) Create a storyboard Planning a visual story http://www.printablepaper.net/category/storyboard (4) Select a digital tool to record your story Quality control – ‘art’ of storytelling thought ‘voice’

(5) Share your story

Scene 1

Narration

Sound Music

Scene 2

Narration

Sound Sound Music Music

Scene 3

Narration

Sound Music

Storyboard

http://teach.fcps.net/trt18/Digital%20Writing/digitalstorysamples.htm

Visit this site How to Create Simple Digital Stories: http://electronicportfolios.com/digis tory/howto.html

Software • PC • Photo Story 3 • Movie Maker

• Mac • iMovie • Other tools: Slideshare, Animoto • Audacity for audio recordings • Publishing in YouTube /GoogleVideo /Vimeo

Digital Tools

voicethread.com Three Easy Steps: 1. Upload 2. Comment 3. Share Free account: Up to 3 threads

http://voicethread.com/?#q+el+perro+Frederico.b3205219.i16999401

• Elementary Spanish (Spanish 402/2nd semester) • Final cultural project • • • •

Theme-based topics PowerPoint presentation (10-12 slides) PDF file to VoiceThread Cultural knowledge; research, organization and speaking skills • Comments on each other’s threads • Writing a blog entry for reflection http://spanish402people.wikispaces.com/VoiceThread+presentations

• Readings in Current Periodicals (Spanish 648) • • • • •

Advanced level Current events online Weekly news reports in VoiceThread Teacher vs. student chosen topics Sharing and commenting threads in blogs.

http://seiscientoscuarentayocho.blogspot.com/

https://voicethread.com/share/181358/

storybird.com Four Easy Steps: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Select already-made artwork Drag illustrations to canvas Write your story in text boxes Publish your story

• Digital Media in SLA

(Graduate Seminar)

• Writing stories with digital tools • • • •

Use of already-made art pieces Free topics with selective grammar points Use of the preterit and the imperfect Stories for reading exercises http://storybird.com/classes/unh/span997/overview/

French Storybird

http://storybird.com/books/mon-zoo-extraordinaire/?token=pdgg99

Spanish Storybird

http://storybird.com/books/gregorio-el-gato/?token=qz6jxn

littlebirdtales.com Three Easy Steps: 1. Upload your artwork 2. Record your voice/add text 3. Share your story

http://littlebirdtales.com/tales/view/story_id/47704/

http://littlebirdtales.com/tales/view/story_id/49455/

audioboo.fm Three Easy Steps: 1. Record your voice (3 mins) 2. Preview before publishing 3. Publish and share http://audioboo.fm/boos/270466-bloody-circle-lineboo

• Elementary Spanish (Spanish 402- 2nd semester) • Practice the pronunciation and speaking • • • •

Topic-based with specific grammar point PowerPoint presentations Teacher recording as model One-two minute story; twice a week

• Audio feedback from the teacher http://audioboo.fm/Milana

storyjumper.com Three Easy Steps: 1. Choose a template 2. Write a story 3. Publish and share

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http://www.storyjumper.com/book/index/109902/-Tengo-mucha-hambre-

http://www.storyjumper.com/book/index/112252/Noé-et-les-animaux

zooburst.com Three Easy Steps: 1. Upload your pictures 2. Write a 3D pop-up story 3. Publish and share

http://www.zooburst.com/zb_books-viewer.php?book=zb02_4fdad90781ce0

http://www.zooburst.com/zb_books-viewer.php?book=zb04_4f2d2a55b7a6a

Challenges • Time consuming • Story before technology • Technology skills • Accessibility • Assessment

• Copyright

Rubric: Elements • Story (engaging –beginning, problem, solution and ending) • Detail (enough information, coherent)

• Narration (clear voice –matching story line) • Pacing (Keep audience engaged)

• Grammar/Language use (appropriate/correct) • Images/music (high quality)

• Professionalism (title, credits page) (Stanley and Dillingham, 2009, p. 109)

Rubric for VoiceThread (Tufts University – Intermediate Italian)

• Storyboard

• Images

• Script

• Voice consistency

• Pronunciation

• Feedback to other stories

• Grammar • Vocabulary 9-10 = exceeds expectations 5-6 = needs improvement

• Overall originality 7-8 = meets expectations 0-4 = does not meet expecations

Resouces My Scoop.it • http://www.scoop.it/t/digital-storytellingin-the-world-language-classroom Today’s PowerPoint “Building Learners’ Writing and Speaking Skills through Digital Stories”

• http://lleeunh.wordpress.com/my-blogs/