Workshop: 22 Oct 2022
"Chasing Family Stories"
These are resources for the Storychasers workshop led by Wes Fryer on October 22, 2022, in Matthews, North Carolina. (3 hours: 9am to Noon at the Nexus CoWork Space.) Participants should bookmark / save this page for future reference.
Outline
Introductions
Overview of Digital Storytelling Examples (1-4 of 7)
Practice Audio Interview
Practice Photo Story
- Introductions
See - Think - Wonder: "Grady the Cow"
See
What did you SEE in the video?
Think
What do you think was going on in the video?
Who is the intended audience for the video?
What is the purpose of the video?
Wonder
What does this video make you wonder?
What questions do you have after watching, listening, and discussing the video?
Prompt 1: Submit this Google Form to share a little about your interests in and experiences with digital storytelling.
Prompt 2: Find and share a YouTube video which shows and shares part of your current identity: Who you are, who you aspire to be.
Join and share your link on our workshop backchannel (password provided during the workshop)
2. Overview of Digital Storytelling Examples
Quickstart
If you are a teacher, check out Wes' "Family Oral History Project" lesson series. If you're involved in church ministry, check out the chapter on "Audio Recording" from Wes' book, "Pocket Share Jesus: Become a Digital Witness for Christ." If you're in Scouting or just interested in a wonderful community service project, check out Alex Fryer's Eagle Project from October 2015.
Type 1: Audio Story
An "audio story" is a recorded audio interview, which may or may not be accompanied by a photo / image. Audio stories can be edited or unedited, and may be normalized.
Script example (from "Family Oral History" unit)
Recommended Recording Apps:
Voice Record Pro (iOS)
Vocaroo or Twisted Wave Online (be sure to DOWNLOAD and SAVE elsewhere!)
Audacity (download / install required)
Sharing Options
Free and Easier
YouTube (export Voice Record Pro as a video - 11 min tutorial)
Cloud hosting (Google Drive, DropBox, etc.)
More Techy
Amazon S3 (where Wes archives all his podcasts & @edtechSR podcasts)
Self-hosting (with a company like Liquid Web)
More "Audio Story" examples are available on the main Storychasers.org "Examples page" and in this YouTube playlist.
Type 2: Photo Story
A photo story includes still images / photographs with a narration track, often created with a script and sometimes including recorded interview audio. Photo stories may include background music, image transitions, and text annotations.
Recommended Editing App / Software:
Adobe Express Video (formerly "Adobe Spark Video") - It's FREE, browser-based, and supports copyright-friendly music too!
Check out this 9 minute tutorial about using Adobe Express Video
More support resources are available on my archived media literacy lesson, "5-10 Photo Digital Story."
Type 3: Quick-Edit Videos
A “quick edit video” is an edited digital video including full-motion video footage, audio, still images, and/or text captions, edited AND published online using only a wireless, digital device like a smartphone or touch tablet computer. (Source: ShowWithMedia.com)
(In this 3 hour workshop, we're just going to highlight this digital story type, but NOT actually learn to make it...)
More "Quick Edit Video" examples are available on the main Storychasers.org "Examples page" and in this YouTube playlist.
Type 4: Video Stories
Video stories can include the same elements as a "quick edit video," but require more TIME to edit and publish because of their larger number of media elements and complexity.
(In this 3 hour workshop, we're just going to highlight this digital story type, but NOT actually learn to make it...)
More "Quick Edit Video" examples are available on the main Storychasers.org "Examples page" and in this YouTube playlist.
More Resources
More video tutorials and related websites on the main Storychasers RESOURCES page as well as ShowWithMedia.com.