Digital Storytelling A-Z using iMovie (iPad) or Adobe Express (Chromebook)
A Digital Story is a powerful Digital Literacy activity for ages 10+, created by weaving digital photographs, video, voice, text and music into a digital video project. A chance to reflect on the self, culture, identity & future goals, this personal narrative documentary workshop provides an easily-accessible opportunity for youth to reflect on their own strengths, culture, responsibilities, and dreams for their future.
Easily adaptable to a multitude of themes and objectives such as Identity, Intergenerational Learning, Community Engagement, Anti-Bullying, or Language & Culture, this 6-hour hand-on Professional Development Digital Literacy workshop helps educators shift their classrooms into a Video Production studio through the creation of visual narratives using online platforms & digital tools, all while helping their students reflect on their rights and responsibilities as consumers and producers of media.
Participating Educators will learn Digital Literacy Skills through scaffolding Media Creation activities, such as:
- How to use multimedia effectively and responsibly to tell a story,
- How to safely and effectively conduct online and offline research,
- How to storyboard their project,
- How to employ important photography composition skills and considerations when capturing images for their projects,
- How to capture high-quality audio recordings of their voice,
- How to responsibly search for and use copyright-free online music and images,
- How to create their own electronic music for their project,
- How to combine their media assets through the video editing process
