Main description:
Jason Ohler, well-known education technology teacher, writer, keynoter, futurist, and Apple Distinguished Educator, guides educators on how to effectively bring digital storytelling into the classroom.The author links digital storytelling to improving traditional, digital, and media literacy and offers teachers ways to:Combine curriculum content and storytellingBlend multiple literacies within the context of digital storytellingPlan for creating and executing digital stories
Review quote:
... The visual representations from the charts and graphics are wonderful. I love the connections to current research because they give credence to the material and allow teachers to connect research to everyday strategies. Patricia Baker, Gifted Education Instructor(20061019)
... I haven't seen concrete examples like these in any educational book I've read. Throughout this book, my reactions ranged from 'awesome' to 'wow,' and I had many ideas for implementing the ideas in my own classroom. I love it!. Michael Fisher, Critical Thinking Specialist(20061023)
... The book builds and unfolds fluidly. You can see the practical progression of ideas on digital storytelling, whichis wonderful because the reader can conceptualize what should happen. Amanda Mayeaux, Teacher(20061019)
... I definitely recommend this book. Many teachers do not have the expertise to plan an undertaking like this, but really want to try something new and exciting with their students. Trying new and creative activities makes teaching interesting and challenging. William Fitzhugh, Fifth-Grade Teacher(20061019)
... Jason Ohler writes with clarity, wit, and passion about topics that are central to the enterprise of educating. He demonstrates how each student can become an active and more confident meaning-maker by using the tools that make stories powerful aids to understanding in all areas of the curriculum. Kieran Egan, Professor of Education(20070212)
... Essential forintegrating learning, literacy, and new media in and out of the classroom. Jason Ohler is a world leader in digital storytelling, a master teacher, and a global communicator. Bernard J. Luskin, Professor and Director of Media Programs(20070212)
... All the elements of classical rhetoric are reinvigorated, from invention to decorum, to memory, to delivery of the story. This useful book places these traditional skills in the digital milieu. Eric McLuhan, Author(20070212)
... Ohler illuminates the very heart of learning and digital technology: storytelling. His is the story of how the networked computer amplifies our human capacity to learn through tools of expression. Walter Bender, President(20070212)
... Ohler's latest book is a godsend to all of us working with teachers and digital media. This book makes stories work. Michael Hallisey, Director of Learning(20070212)
... Ohler continues to be witty, wise, and indispensable. Pedagogy that resonates, teamed with a practical road map for teachers exploring the digital frontierthe best new media guide for teachers by far!. Suzi Gould, Director(20070212)
... Jason Ohlers new book is a must-read for any educator interested in harnessing the tools of digital technology to teach students to be creative and powerful storytellers. Original, accessible, and thought provoking for technophobes and technophiles alike. Steven Goodman, Director(20070212)
... A very important resource for twenty-first-century teaching and learning.Ohler's ability to distill the elements of good storytelling down to simple, clearly communicable ideas will prove beneficial for teachers and students alike, regardless of experience or technological knowledge. Nikos Theodosakis, Author(20070223)
Table of contents:
Foreword by David Thornburg
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Part I. Storytelling, Education, and the New Media
1. Confessions of a Digital Storytelling Teacher: Twenty Revelations About Digital Storytelling in Education
2. Defining and Discussing Digital Storytelling: Helping Teachers See, Think, and Talk About Digital Storytelling
3. Digital Storytelling as an Educational Tool: Standards, Planning, and Literacy
4. Assessing Digital Stories: The Opportunities and Challenges of New Media Evaluation
Part II. The Art and Practice of Storytelling
5. Thinking About Story: The Story Core, Story Mapping, Story Types
6. Applying Story Maps: Seeing the Core, Mapping the Story
7. Story Planning Considerations: Tips, Techniques, Lessons Learned
8. Transformation Formations: How We, and the Characters in Our Stories, Change
9. More Story Maps: From Aristotle to Present Day
10. Other Kinds of Stories: Different Story Forms and Story Perspectives
Part III. Going Digital
11. Developing Digital Stories: Applying the Story Development Process to Digital Storytelling in Education
12. The Media Production Process: Applying the Media Production Process to Digital Storytelling in Education
13. The Digital Storytelling Toolbox: What Teachers Need in Order to Do Digital Storytelling With Their Students
14. Media Grammar for Teachers: How Non-Media People Can Assess Student Media Projects
15. Copyright and Fair Use in Education: Living in the Gray Zone, Doing the Right Thing, and Protecting Yourself
Epilogue: If I Had a Time Machine
Appendix I
Appendix II
Appendix III
Appendix IV
Appendix V
Index
Jason Ohler, well-known education technology teacher, writer, keynoter, futurist, and Apple Distinguished Educator, guides educators on how to effectively bring digital storytelling into the classroom.The author links digital storytelling to improving traditional, digital, and media literacy and offers teachers ways to:Combine curriculum content and storytellingBlend multiple literacies within the context of digital storytellingPlan for creating and executing digital stories
Review quote:
... The visual representations from the charts and graphics are wonderful. I love the connections to current research because they give credence to the material and allow teachers to connect research to everyday strategies. Patricia Baker, Gifted Education Instructor(20061019)
... I haven't seen concrete examples like these in any educational book I've read. Throughout this book, my reactions ranged from 'awesome' to 'wow,' and I had many ideas for implementing the ideas in my own classroom. I love it!. Michael Fisher, Critical Thinking Specialist(20061023)
... The book builds and unfolds fluidly. You can see the practical progression of ideas on digital storytelling, whichis wonderful because the reader can conceptualize what should happen. Amanda Mayeaux, Teacher(20061019)
... I definitely recommend this book. Many teachers do not have the expertise to plan an undertaking like this, but really want to try something new and exciting with their students. Trying new and creative activities makes teaching interesting and challenging. William Fitzhugh, Fifth-Grade Teacher(20061019)
... Jason Ohler writes with clarity, wit, and passion about topics that are central to the enterprise of educating. He demonstrates how each student can become an active and more confident meaning-maker by using the tools that make stories powerful aids to understanding in all areas of the curriculum. Kieran Egan, Professor of Education(20070212)
... Essential forintegrating learning, literacy, and new media in and out of the classroom. Jason Ohler is a world leader in digital storytelling, a master teacher, and a global communicator. Bernard J. Luskin, Professor and Director of Media Programs(20070212)
... All the elements of classical rhetoric are reinvigorated, from invention to decorum, to memory, to delivery of the story. This useful book places these traditional skills in the digital milieu. Eric McLuhan, Author(20070212)
... Ohler illuminates the very heart of learning and digital technology: storytelling. His is the story of how the networked computer amplifies our human capacity to learn through tools of expression. Walter Bender, President(20070212)
... Ohler's latest book is a godsend to all of us working with teachers and digital media. This book makes stories work. Michael Hallisey, Director of Learning(20070212)
... Ohler continues to be witty, wise, and indispensable. Pedagogy that resonates, teamed with a practical road map for teachers exploring the digital frontierthe best new media guide for teachers by far!. Suzi Gould, Director(20070212)
... Jason Ohlers new book is a must-read for any educator interested in harnessing the tools of digital technology to teach students to be creative and powerful storytellers. Original, accessible, and thought provoking for technophobes and technophiles alike. Steven Goodman, Director(20070212)
... A very important resource for twenty-first-century teaching and learning.Ohler's ability to distill the elements of good storytelling down to simple, clearly communicable ideas will prove beneficial for teachers and students alike, regardless of experience or technological knowledge. Nikos Theodosakis, Author(20070223)
Table of contents:
Foreword by David Thornburg
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Part I. Storytelling, Education, and the New Media
1. Confessions of a Digital Storytelling Teacher: Twenty Revelations About Digital Storytelling in Education
2. Defining and Discussing Digital Storytelling: Helping Teachers See, Think, and Talk About Digital Storytelling
3. Digital Storytelling as an Educational Tool: Standards, Planning, and Literacy
4. Assessing Digital Stories: The Opportunities and Challenges of New Media Evaluation
Part II. The Art and Practice of Storytelling
5. Thinking About Story: The Story Core, Story Mapping, Story Types
6. Applying Story Maps: Seeing the Core, Mapping the Story
7. Story Planning Considerations: Tips, Techniques, Lessons Learned
8. Transformation Formations: How We, and the Characters in Our Stories, Change
9. More Story Maps: From Aristotle to Present Day
10. Other Kinds of Stories: Different Story Forms and Story Perspectives
Part III. Going Digital
11. Developing Digital Stories: Applying the Story Development Process to Digital Storytelling in Education
12. The Media Production Process: Applying the Media Production Process to Digital Storytelling in Education
13. The Digital Storytelling Toolbox: What Teachers Need in Order to Do Digital Storytelling With Their Students
14. Media Grammar for Teachers: How Non-Media People Can Assess Student Media Projects
15. Copyright and Fair Use in Education: Living in the Gray Zone, Doing the Right Thing, and Protecting Yourself
Epilogue: If I Had a Time Machine
Appendix I
Appendix II
Appendix III
Appendix IV
Appendix V
Index