Links

There are many great resources on digital storytelling, working with multimedia, how to be safe on the internet, etc. Some of these are listed below. An updated list of links is can be found on www.digitalherobook.org/toolkit

All links on this page are to external websites .

Hero books

Digital Hero Book Project
Hero books (scanned) from the Ten Million Memory Project
Hero books in schools: a case study (PDF, 140K)

Digital story libraries

Center for Digital Storytelling: Movies
Stories for Change: Stories
My Hero: a project where youth create short movies and other pieces about their heroes
KQED's Stories from the 5th World Summit on Media and Children (Johannesburg 2006)

Audio on the web

Freeplay Music: music, not sound effects (free for non-commercial use)
FindSounds: free site where you can search the Web for sound effects and musical instrument samples
Sounds related to water (free from UNESCO Collection)
The Creative Commons search page lets you search for copyright-friendly content (images, text, sounds, etc.) from a number of search engines
A list of all sites where you can search for CC licenced content is maintained on the Creative Commons site

Images on the web

Below are a few sites that your learners can use when looking for images.

Child-safe images (free of adult content)

morgueFile contains free high resolution digital stock photography for either corporate or public use, e.g. search for "cape town"
Pics4Learning is a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students. The Pics4Learning collection consists of thousands of images that have been donated by students, teachers, and amateur photographers
The Young Oxford Encyclopedia of Science includes many hundreds of superb illustrations that can be used by your learners

All images

The Creative Commons search page lets you search for copyright-friendly content (images, text, sounds, etc.) from a number of search engines
A list of all sites where you can search for CC licenced content is maintained on the Creative Commons site
flickr is a huge library of photos submitted by everday users. Many of the photos are licenced under Creative Commons and can be used by your learners for free. Note: your learners should use the Advanced Search and check the "Only search within Creative Commons-licensed photos" box
Google images is a source of images from across the web
Stock.XCHNG is free stock photo site (need to register to download photos)
FreeImages.co.uk is another free stock photo site

Digital storytelling

Center for Digital Storytelling: where digital storytelling all began!
Stories for Change: an online meeting place for facilitators using digital storytelling for social change and community development
DigiTales: many resources and examples for digital storytelling
Tech Head: a very comprehensive list of links related to digital storytelling

Digital storytelling and education

Digital Storytelling Finds Its Place in the Classroom: great tips from a teacher who ran a digital storytelling project with his 4th and 5th graders
Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling: many resources from the College of Education, University of Houston
Integrating Digital Storytelling in your Classroom
Streetside stories: a San Francisco-based non-profit literacy arts program that has helped over 7000 school learners to share their life stories, connect with the arts, and improve their literacy skills
Art, Storytelling, Technology and Education: resources for educators, parents and innovators from Jason Ohler
Digital Storytelling resources from the Office of Technology for Education, Carnegie Mellon University
Co-authoring identity: Digital storytelling in an urban middle school: academic article by Alan Davis
What Is After-School Worth? Developing Literacy and Identity Out of School by Glynda Hull and Jessica Zacher
Digital Storytelling: Supporting Digital Literacy in Grades 4 – 12: a Master's thesis by Thomas M. Banaszewski (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
DigiTales digital story evaluation resources

Digital storytelling: print resources

A few print resources:

Armstrong, Sara. ed. Snapshots! Educational insights from the Thornburg Center, Starsong, IL, 2003.
Dyson, Anne Haas and Genishi, Celia, eds. The Need for Story: Cultural Diversity in Classroom and Community. National Council of Teachers of English, CA, 1994.
McKenzie, Jamie. Beyond Technology: Questioning, Research and the Information Literate School. FNO Press, WA, 2000.
Porter, Bernajean. DigiTales: The Art of Telling Digital Stories. Bernajean Porter, CO, 2004.

Online safety

On the web there are many sources of information and curricula related to online safety, or cybersafety for youth in schools. Below is a selection of sources:

ChildNet International: a non-profit organisation working with others to “help make the Internet a great and safe place for children” through a number of award-winning projects, e.g.
- Kidsmart, a practical internet safety programme website for schools, young people, parents, and agencies.
- ChildNet Academy, which highlights and rewards young people, and those working with them who are developing outstanding, innovative online projects.
California Technology Assistance Project: Are you cyber safe?: includes downloadable handouts and links
Bullying.org: an award-winning resource and interactive project to combat bullying and cyberbullying
STOP Cyberbullying
NetFamilyNews.org: “Kid-tech news for parents”. This resource keeps parents informed about the latest tech and Internet developments related to youth
NetSmartz: tips for families, children, and teens about online safety developed by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Don't Believe the Type: teens learn to better protect themselves from online sexual predators
BlogSafety.com: an online forum about safety on the social Web, for parents, teens, educators, advocates, and policymakers
GetNetWise.org: a comprehensive guide on Internet safety, including information about social networking, family-friendly websites, and age-specific educational resources
CyberTipLine: reporting mechanism for cases of suspected child pornography, online enticement of children, molestation of children, sex tourism of children, prostitution involving children, and the sending of obscene material to children

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