Digital+Storytelling+Examples

There are lots of great examples of digital storytelling on the web. All of the examples on this page were created by students at Ridgeview Elementary School. Each example is accompanied by a short explanation of how it was created.

This first video shows a digital fairy tale created by two Grade 7 students. Although they were never shown how to use green screen, they figured it out, to great effect! This was made using Microsoft Moviemaker.

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This next video was created by a Grade 7 IEP student. She drew her own illustrations and then took pictures of them. Microsoft Moviemaker was used here.

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This is a Capzles timeline that was created to tell the story of the geological ages of the Earth.

The next video is the result of an assignment where students were asked to choose the main theme of a book they had read, find Creative Commons pictures that reflected the theme and put the photos together with a piece of music that also reflected the theme. There was to be no talking or dialogue - the student was to use music and images to convey a theme and the emotions that go with it.

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The story is a Socials story. Three students used photos of ancient artifacts to tell the story of government in Ancient Mesopotamia. This was part of an Ancient Civilizations virtual museum we created.

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The next video is actually a rap song! Storytelling can be used for both entertainment and education and while I'm not certain these students set out to be entertaining, they certainly are! This film was made using a hand held Flip Video camera and iMovie. media type="youtube" key="a0zBgW2l8vQ" height="360" width="580" Storytelling can have a message. The next example shows a message about homelessness that was created using a personal camcorder and Moviemaker. media type="youtube" key="wxoY7xZAMgc" height="364" width="445"