DIGITAL+STORY

=WHAT IS DIGITAL STORYTELLING???=

When you have completed your digital story click on the link below and fill out the reflection form provided.
[|REFLECT]

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**__PRODUCTION SCHEDULE __** Grade 9 Learning Strategies Digital Stories STAGE 1: STAGE 2: STAGE 3: STAGE 4: STAGE 5:
 * Decide on a topic. At the end of the period you will pitch your topic to the class and tell them why you chose the topic.
 * Create a KWL chart or Mini mind map that outlines your story contents
 * Begin your storyboard
 * Have your storyboard checked by the teacher
 * Begin digital planning and putting together of your storyboard
 * Make sure that you are keeping track of the sources that you are using, remember, Plagiarism is a serious offence. Put everything in your own words. Do not use cut and paste!
 * Put the finishing touches on your story and list your sources.
 * Complete a write up that describes how you put your story together and what went well or did not go well in the process
 * Movie Day! Don’t forget the popcorn :)

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: center;">Grading Rubric for a Student Digital Storytelling Project

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">The Digital Storytelling Project is worth a maximum of 20 points based on the following 5 grading categories:
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">DIGITAL STORYTELLING **

**<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;"> PROJECT ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Outstanding ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Good ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Average ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Poor ** || **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">No Credit ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">1. Purpose of the Project ** || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Establishes a purpose early on and maintains a clear focus throughout. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Establishes a purpose early on and maintains focus for most of the project. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">There are a few lapses in focus, but the purpose is fairly clear. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">It is difficult to understand the full purpose of the project. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">No purpose is included or the project was not submitted. ||
 * ^  || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">4 points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">3 points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">2 points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">1 point ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">0 points ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">2. The Script is Well Written and Establishes a Meaningful Purpose for the Story and Maintains a Clear Focus Throughout Until Reaching a Logical Conclusion ** || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The script is extremely well written and contains all of the required elements, including a meaningful purpose, clear focus and logical conclusion. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The script is well written and contains all of the required elements, including a meaningful purpose, clear focus and logical conclusion. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The script is written in an adequate manner and contains most of the required elements, including a meaningful purpose, clear focus and logical conclusion. However, with additional effort, it could be even better. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The script is poorly written lacks a meaningful purpose, clear focus and logical conclusion. Additional work on the script is definitely needed. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The script was poorly written and does not contain the required elements, or no final project was submitted. ||
 * ^  || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">4 points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">3 points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">2 points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">1 point ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">0 points ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">3. Audio Narration was of High Quality and Loud Enough to be Heard Clearly; and Music, if used, was Mixed at the Right Level and Appropriate for the Content of the Project ** || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The project contains excellent high-quality audio narration that can be clearly heard and understood. In addition, if music was used, it was mixed at the correct level and perfectly complemented the content of the project. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The project contains good -quality audio narration that can be clearly heard and understood. In addition, the music was mixed at a good level and nicely complemented the content of the project. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The project contains fair -quality audio narration that could be improved with additional effort. The mixing of the music could also be improved so that it can adequately complement the content of the project. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The project contains poor -quality audio narration that need a significant amount of additional effort. In addition, the music was not mixed at the correct level so it did not complement the content of the project. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The audio narration was difficult to understand needs to be re-recorded. In addition, the music was not mixed at the proper level or was not appropriate for the project; or no final project was submitted. ||
 * ^  || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">4 points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">3 points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">2 points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">1 point ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">0 points ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">4. Project Includes Clear, Well Focused, Well Exposed Images Taken with a Digital Camera and/or Downloaded from the Web ** || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The images used in the project demonstrate excellent proficiency using a digital camera and downloading images from the Web. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The images used in the project demonstrate good proficiency using a digital camera and downloading images from the Web. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The images used in the project demonstrate average proficiency using a digital camera and downloading images from the Web. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The images used in the project demonstrate poor proficiency using a digital camera and downloading images from the Web. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The images used in the project demonstrate no proficiency using a digital camera and downloading images from the Web, or the project was not submitted. ||
 * ^  || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">4 points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">3 points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">2 points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">1 point ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">0 points ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">5. Choice of Content is Appropriate for the Topic and Contains an Instructional Component ** || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The content used in creating the project demonstrates an excellent connection to the topic and could easily be used in an instructional setting. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The content used in creating the project demonstrates a good connection to the topic and could be used in an instructional setting. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The content used in creating the project demonstrates a fair connection to the topic and probably could be used in an instructional setting. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The content used in creating the project demonstrates a poor connection to the topic and could only be used in an instructional setting with considerable modification. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The content used in creating the project demonstrates no connection to the topic and could not be used in an instructional setting, or the project was not submitted. ||
 * ^  || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">4 points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">3 points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">2 points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">1 point ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">0 points ** ||
 * ^  || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">4 points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">3 points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">2 points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">1 point ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">0 points ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">5. Choice of Content is Appropriate for the Topic and Contains an Instructional Component ** || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The content used in creating the project demonstrates an excellent connection to the topic and could easily be used in an instructional setting. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The content used in creating the project demonstrates a good connection to the topic and could be used in an instructional setting. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The content used in creating the project demonstrates a fair connection to the topic and probably could be used in an instructional setting. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The content used in creating the project demonstrates a poor connection to the topic and could only be used in an instructional setting with considerable modification. || <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">The content used in creating the project demonstrates no connection to the topic and could not be used in an instructional setting, or the project was not submitted. ||
 * ^  || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">4 points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">3 points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">2 points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">1 point ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">0 points ** ||
 * ^  || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">4 points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">3 points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">2 points ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">1 point ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">0 points ** ||


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Information about Original Writing, Using Quotes, Paraphrasing and Citing Sources **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Below are some additional guidelines related to original writing, using direct quotes, paraphrasing and citing sources:
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Students are expected to complete and submit their own original work. This means that you should write your script in your own words even though you may be using quotes from other people's writing as well as themes and ideas that you find in books, magazines, journals or on the web.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">You should keep a record of all of the sources you use in both writing your script and creating your digital stories. You should include a credits slide or slides at the end of your project that list the names and locations of material you used.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">You may use a direct quote (the exact words written by someone else) in your final project but if you do, the words should be placed within quotation marks and the source of the material must be cited on the particular slide or slides that the quote covers.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">You may also paraphrase material from other sources. Paraphrasing means that you took material that someone else wrote and re-wrote it in your own words. It also means that you re-wrote all of the original material in your own words, not just part of it.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">When you paraphrase material from other sources, you should include a reference to that information on your credits slide. References should contain as much information as you have about the material, such as the name of the author(s), the work where the material originated (name of book, journal, magazine, newspaper, etc.), the date the work was written, and if you found the information on the web, the URL of the web page where the information was found.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Also, using Microsoft Word's thesaurus feature to change a few words in a paragraph that someone else wrote, does not mean that you have re-written it in your own words.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">You should also include references to any commercial music that you used, although commercial music should only be used when it is part of the project or reflects a mood or period in time that other music cannot do. When possible, it is best to use royalty-free music.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Your final project should include a mixture of different images, including at least some pictures you took with a digital camera if possible. If the content of your project does not provide the opportunity for you to include your own images to present the content, you may choose to include some of your own images at the beginning and/or end of the project, such as pictures of the building where you work, the school, landmarks in the town you live in, etc..


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Digital Storytelling Project Report **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;"> In addition to the presentation of the digital storytelling project itself, each student is also expected to submit a final project report that describes work on the project. The report should address each of the following items:
 * 1) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">What was the main topic of your project?
 * 2) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">What were the major objectives of the project?
 * 3) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Why did you select this topic and who do you think would be interested in viewing it?
 * 4) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Please include a description of the images you took with a digital camera and the images that you modified with image editing software that were included in the final project.
 * 5) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Describe the major challenges you faced in creating this project and if and how you overcame them.
 * 6) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Discuss the most significant things you learned from completing the final project.
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