Edina Digital Age Learning

Tonight while reflecting on the Superhero Conference, I saw this tweet from Carolyn Fruin : Thinglink is a site where you can upload an image or grab one off of Facebook , Flickr or another Website. I decided to test it out to see what it was like. I grabbed a photo from our family vacation this summer and went to work, adding tags to the image, linking to sites and resources or to other photos I had taken. Roll your mouse over it to view the "Hotspots," that can be customized and include links. I can see this as a tool for digital storytelling, or reflection with students. It's fairly easy to use, and I like it's embedding qualities, thought I would first make the image no wider than 640 pixels to be sure it is viewable.

Zooburst is a new tool that allows you to create 3D pop up books w/ Augmented Reality . They are currently limiting sign up, but have put up some examples of what people can do with it. I think it has some interesting " Digital Storytelling " possibilities! See the example below. To view in WebCam mode, first print this page , then click on Webcam Mode and " Allow ". Hold the paper up to the Webcam to see the Augmented Reality version. On the Web site, there is an FAQ that explains how it works and how to sign up to give it a try. If I get an account, I'll post a story. But don't tell Steve Jobs! It's based on Flash ! ;-) Updated: Within an hour, my account was activated, and I created this sample. It was very easy to use, and as they add more clipart for creating stories, will be a great way to tell a story! If you're in screen mode, you can right click to zoom in and out, and you can also click and drag the book to rotate around and view from...

Heather Wells from TIES presented on creating a common vocabulary for digital storytelling. She started by defining digital storytelling as one that incorporates media and visual images. Story Beginning Middle End Digital Story Content, storyline, soundtrack, narration, editing, plot, ... Most important: Visual Literacy References : She used some of the writings of Dr. Anne Bamford Partnership for 21st Century Skills Framework -Part III discusses this. Visual Literacy Toolbox has some good info. Syntax-Examples Light and Shaddow Color Scale Symbolism Balance-Symetrical and Asymetrical Context-Who created it?, In what context is it seen? Intended Audience Elements of Media Arts Image Sound Space-Rule of Thirds Time Motion Sequence Copyright- Use Creative Commons guidelines for images and video. In order to use an image from say, " Flickr ", there are 3 types of licensing- Copyright, Creative Commons-which allows for varied levels of sharing capability, and Public Domain. U...