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=Welcome to Digital Storytelling= Annemarie Stoeckel Supervisor of Technology & Library Media South Plainfield Public Schools

**Introduction:**
Since the beginning of time, people have been telling stories. Before language, people told stories through drawing and sounds. Before print, stories were passed on from generation to generation through words. We can now continue the tradition of storytelling through the use of digital tools on the computer. Digital storytelling combines still images, text, audio, and music to enable students to visualize and verbalize their writing in an engaging and relevant manner. Also, the ability to be able to listen to the story gives students the opportunity for immediate feedback on their reading ability and allows them to practice oral reading more effectively. Increase in oral reading fluency has been shown to increase reading comprehension. (Royer, R. & Richards, P. 2007)

**Digital Storytelling Resources:**
50+ Ways to Tell a Story

Blabberize

Center for Digital Storytelling

Digital Storytelling Apps

[|Digital Storytelling Teacher Guide]

Digital Storytelling with the iPad

Digitales

[|Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling]

Kerpoof

Little Bird Tales

Storybird

Toontastic

Voicethread


 * Sites for Images:**

Pics 4 Learning

NY Public Library Digital Gallery

World Images

Library of Congress' Photostream on Flickr

Copyright Friendly Wiki

Google Images


 * PhotoStory 3 Tutorial:**

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 * iMovie 11 Tutorial:**

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