Instructional design/DS Examples

Digital Storytelling Examples

Audio

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Audacity 2.0

Audacity allows users to edit multiple layers of audio easily and quickly. Audacity 2.0 and the lame_mp3 plugin can be downloaded from http://audacity.sourceforge.net/. The lame_mp3 plugin allows audacity to export MP3 files. To view an example of an audio story created with Audacity, click here.

Soundcloud

Soundcloud allows users to share their audio stories that also allows listeners to embed comments for others to view within the track. To view an example of an audio story posted on soundcloud, click here.

Images

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In addition to using images to enhance video stories, an individual image or a collection of images can be used to express meaning and create a story.

Flickr

Flickr allows users to create collections of images to tell a story. To view a Flickr story, click here.

Video

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Videos can tell stories by themselves, as well as through the incorporation of additional text, audio, and images.

YouTube

YouTube allows users to upload, share, edit, comment, and remix videos. To view an example of a YouTube, click here.

Vimeo

Vimeo also allows users to upload and comment on videos, but is more educationally based than YouTube. To view an example of a Vineo story, click here.

Social Media

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Many of the tools mentioned could be classified as social media. There are a few platforms that incorporate media from all categories, which are explained below.

Twitter

• To view a record of a hashtag story, click here.
• To view a profile story, click here.

Facebook

The new Facebook timeline has enhanced the visual representation of these stories in a chronological fashion, thus making each individual’s Facebook page the digital story of their life. To view an example of a historical use of a Facebook story, click here.

Storify

Storify pulls social media information into one cohesive page. To view an example of a Storify story, click here.

Tumblr

Tumblr allows users to create individual blogs or collaborate on one blog. To view an example of a Tumblr story, click here.

Voicethread

Voicethread allows users to comment on slides using text, video, audio, and can draw on video slides through a comment. To view an example of a Voicethread story, click here.

Prezi

While Prezi provides a “blank canvas” for users to create on and viewers to explore, a path can be created for a viewer to follow. To view an example of a Prezi story, click here.

References

Alexander, Bryan (2012, March 6). Storytelling by Twitter: invading Earth. Retrieved from http://newdigitalstorytelling.net/2012/03/06/storytelling-by-twitter-invading-earth/

Doubleday & Anchor Books (2012). Anne Frank Facebook Page. Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/annefrankauthor

Ferrier, Halerin. Letters from the Internment Camps. Retrieved from http://voicethread.com/?#q.b334997.i2942065

Griffiths, J. W. (2011). Splitscreen: A Love Story. Retrieved from http://vimeo.com/25451551

haleyefox (2012). Story Project. Retrieved from http://soundcloud.com/haleyefox/story-project

I Could Be Trayvon. (2012, February). Retrieved from http://icouldbetrayvon.com/

N. Chestnut (2011, April 12) Wichita firefighters rescue dog from swollen creek [Storify curation]. Retrieved from http://storify.com/noahchestnut/wichita-firefighters-rescue-a-dog-from-a-swollen-c?awesm=sfy.co_nVw

nightingai1e (2006, October 3). Tell a story in 5 frames (Visual storytelling). Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/groups/visualstory/discuss/72157594311362023/

nzartmakers (2009, February 15). Jade's Story. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESwvYWo6n4g&feature=related

Tessa, Debilde (2012, February 26). Almost Midnight: It's raining, and there are no cabs. Retrieved from http://prezi.com/fafeiphjnbx0/almost-midnight/

William Grudgings Twitter (2012). Retrieved from https://twitter.com/#!/williams_war

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