Q2 Find Your Story

18. Digital Storytelling

Filmstrip with five cells, Find is highlighted in the first cell, then: Craft, Feedback & Revison, Gather Media, and Finalize and Produce in the last cell.

Introduction

Now that you have discovered how different elements can be used to tell more effective stories, it's time to find your own story. First you will review the criteria for your digital story by discussing the rubric with your teacher. Then you will brainstorm some story possibilities, receive teacher feedback, and share your final story idea with a group of peers.

I Can Statements

  • brainstorm and research story topic ideas
  • provide and accept constructive feedback

Key Vocabulary

Brainstorm: Brainstorming is the process of gathering a list of spontaneous ideas without evaluating them at first.

Constructive feedback: Constructive feedback is feedback intended to be helpful, corrective, and/or encouraging.

Target audience: A target audience is an intended audience (e.g. friends, parents, relatives, etc.).

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Part 1: Where am I headed?

At various points throughout this process, you will be asked to review the digital storytelling rubric. Let the rubric and three simple questions guide your decision making.

  • Where am I headed?
  • Where am I now?
  • How do I get there and close the gap?

Steps

  1. Open the 18.Q2 Digital Storytelling Rubric.
  2. Review the highest level for each criterion.
  3. Ask yourself the first guiding question: Where am I headed?

Part 2: Brainstorm and Online Research

At the heart of most memorable stories is something the creator is passionate about. You might find it helpful to consider your life in three places: school, home, and the world. What or who has impacted your life at school, home, and in the world? 

Steps

  1. Open the Brainstorm and Online Research Process Doc.
  2. Complete the steps to find your story idea.

​Get Unstuck​

Completing this Quest

When you have completed this Quest and read the I Can Statements, share your Brainstorm and Online Research Process document with your teacher for feedback and approval.

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18.Q2 Student Checklist

  

18.Q2 Teacher Guide

 

MITECS   Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students, and

ISTE Standards for Students

3. Knowledge Constructor
a. Plan and employ effective research strategies to locate information and other resources for their intellectual or creative pursuits

4. Innovative Designer
a. Know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts or solving authentic problems

6. Creative Communicator
a. Choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication
b. Create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations
c. Communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations
d. Publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences

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