PowerPoint

**PowerPoint®** **as a Tool for Digital Storytelling** Most people are familiar with PowerPoint and often associate the program with only one thing; developing multimedia presentations. Did you know you could do more? How about using PowerPoint as a Tool for Digital Storytelling?

Digital Storytelling is the practice of using computer-based tools to tell stories. As with traditional storytelling, most digital stories focus on a specific topic and contain a particular point of view. However, as the name implies, digital stories usually contain some mixture of computer-based images, text, recorded audio narration, video clips and/or music. Digital stories can vary in length, but most of the stories used in education typically last between two and ten minutes. And the topics that are used in Digital Storytelling range from personal tales to the recounting of historical events, from exploring life in one's own community to the search for life in other corners of the universe, and literally, everything in between.

Here are some steps teachers could take to allows students tell their stories, use their creativity, and learn basic technical skills.
 * 1. Finish Product:** Show your current students samples of student work (a finish product) and discuss what worked well in the stories. Then, ask students to identify areas that could be improved upon.

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 * 2. Storyboard** –(you need a plan). Pass out the Storyboard Handout. Have each student complete her storyboard with a description of the image for each slide and any text she might have on the slide.
 * Remind your students that all presentations should start with a title slide with the presentation name and the name of the presenters.
 * 3. The Tool: ** Once students have developed their stories, they are ready to learn the tools to tell the story. At this point, students as well as the teacher(s) need to familiarize themselves with PowerPoint affordances and constraints. In other words “what can you do with this program?”


 * 4. Creating: ** Once students have learned the tools of PowerPoint, allow them to start developing their own PowerPoint presentation, based upon the story that they outlined.
 * 5. Save: ** You will want to regularly remind students to save their work.

6. **Editing:** After students have completed their PowerPoint presentations, ask them to review their work and to correct spelling and grammar mistakes.
 * 7. Feedback: ** Next, invite students to share their PowerPoint presentations with a partner and get feedback.
 * 8. Assessment ** : schedule a venue for students to show their presentation to an audience. (Have the students present to other students, teachers and/or to families)

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