icademy Video and Photography Contest

The iCademy Learning Center: What is a Digital Story

Digital Storytelling reflects both a broad reference to the emergent new forms of digital narratives (web-based stories, interactive stories, hypertexts, and narrative computer games) as well as the specific approach of creating short digital films developed by the Center for Digital Storytelling.

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In the case of this year's iCademy contest the goal is to develop 2 - 3 minute videos (audio, still images, video) that include interviews with community elders telling stories about 20th century Arizona. Here are several resources and links to examples to get your team started:

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Examples

Digital Storytelling lesson plans : Lots of good resources for integrating digital storytelling into the classroom.

Digitales : a world of resources, examples and training opportunities to inspire your own digital storytelling tales! Visit the storymaking steps, toolkits and galleries of digital stories designed to help jump start beginners.

Center for Digital Storytelling - The Center for Digital Storytelling is a non-profit training, project development, and research organization dedicated to assisting people in using digital media to tell meaningful stories from their lives.

Center for Digital Storytelling - A leader in the area of digital storytelling. Good examples and resources

Capture Wales - A BBC supported project designed to capture stories from throughout the country of Wales.

Bell South Digital Storyteller - BellSouth's Digital Storyteller is a project that provides students an opportunity to take their place alongside the writers and producers of television documentaries and interactive media on the World Wide Web.

   
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Create a Video in 9 easy steps! A visual quick start guide to creating a video iCademy entry.

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