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About the Book

Have you ever wanted to tell a story but you’re not sure where to start? Have you ever wanted to put some of your photos and videos into a short film? Are you curious about digital storytelling? Somewhat Practical Applications for Digital Storytelling is a primer for storytellers who want to compose in digital spaces but are don’t know where to start. The eBook begins with a review of the history of storytelling before describing the multiple components of good digital stories. Next, the eText describes the digital storytelling process, before giving some examples for educational uses. In the conclusion, the author gives examples of how to create a digital story. The eBook also includes a section on how rhetoric informs stories and a discussion of social media applications. Whether you are just getting started or need to learn about story structures, this book should help citizens of the world tell their own stories from the iPhones in their pockets. Everyone can create digital stories with this introductory approach to digital storytelling.

Usage

Please note that this book is available for use by any West Chester University (WCU) faculty member or student, but should not be distributed to anyone outside of WCU. The Teaching and Learning Center keeps usage statistics on all books created by the eTextbook Initiative, so any faculty member who plans to use one or more of these books in their WCU course(s) will need to complete a short usage survey.

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Table of Contents

• An Introduction
• We Were Born to be Mobile
• Seven Elements of Digital Storytelling
• Digio-Social Storytelling
• Story Structure
• 1. KYHOI (Knock Your Head Off Idea)
• 2. Read, Research, Experience
• 3. Plan, Write, Storyboard, Script
• 4. Collect Media, Curate Content
• 5. Create and Edit
• 6. Share, Feedback, Reflect
• Thinking Like an Educator
• On Travel to Africa 

Information

General

• Publication Year: 2020
• Edition: First

Recommended Citations

• MLA: Schugar, Jordan. Somewhat Practical Applications for Digital Storytelling. First, West Chester University, 2020.
• APA: Schugar, J. (2020). Somewhat Practical Applications for Digital Storytelling (First). West Chester University.
• Chicago: Schugar, Jordan. Somewhat Practical Applications for Digital Storytelling. First. West Chester, PA: West Chester University, 2020. 

License

• Copyright © 2020, Jordan Schugar, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, All rights reserved.