About+Digital+Storytelling



//"Digital Storytelling takes the ancient art of oral storytelling and engages a palette of technical tools to weave personal tales using images, graphics, music and sound mixed together with the authors own story voice"// - **Bernajean Porter**

What do you need to get started?

- [|Microsoft Photostory 3] - This software is a free Microsoft download available to all Windows based users. I use Photostory as the base program for digital storytelling activities. - [|Windows Movie Maker] - This software comes already loaded on all Windows machines. Movie Maker will allow you to add video to your digital story.If you are going to add video to your digital story along with still pictures...I recommend that you start the process in Photostory and import the finished movie into Movie Maker for final editing and addition of video. Click on the Movie Maker link to view a tutorial. - [|Magix Music Maker] - Music Maker 1.0 is a free audio mixing/creation software that can be downloaded by clicking the supplied link.
 * A purpose for writing. For example - to tell a narrative, to persuade a point, to describe a process etc...
 * A story boarded script.
 * Equipment. - Recommended Hardware
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 * Recommended Software