Let+Me+Tell+You+a+Story

=The Image and the Story = ===**Every photograph has a story to tell. No matter if it is a photo from a family album, a newspaper, or a photographer's collection, the image has much to share with us. The single photograph can stand on its own. It can have characters and a plot filled with action, emotions, or conflict. The iconic example of this is Dorothea Lange's "Migrant Mother" photograph which she shot in 1936. The image was part of the Farm Security Administration project which was created to document the plight and proverty of farm workers during the Great Depression.** ===

===**Photojournalism and the practice of using multiple images to tell stories was prominent from the the 1930's to the 1950's. W. Eugene Smith's "Country Doctor" was the first example of this that appeared in Life Magazine. Without the presence of television, these image stories were very popular and an effective way to tell stories to the masses.** ===

===**Locally in Pittsburgh, we have one of the finest examples of images telling stories through the collection of photographs by Charles "Teenie" Harris. The collection of over 80,000 photographs tells the story of the Afro-American in Pittsburgh from 1935 to 1975. His ability to get access to his subjects is evident in the images. The result and legacy of his 40 years of photography is a detailed collection that reveals the black urban experience and culture of that time.** === = = =**The Image and the Student** = ===**Photographs provide the perfect medium to help students enhance and expand their storytelling capabilities. It gives students the opportunity to use their creativity by combining images with words to tell stories in a unique and impactual manner. On this page are numerous links to all aspects of visual storytelling that can help you and your students through the process and tell a memorable story.** ===

Storytelling Resources
[|35 Powerful Photos That Tell a Story] [|Telling Stories with Photos]

Storytelling Tools
[|VoiceThread] [|VoiceThread Tutorials] [|Voicethread Story Example - McConnells Mill] 50+ Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story [|Toontastic] [|Zooburst - 3D Pop-up Books] [|Storybird] [|xtranormal] [|PechaKucha 20x20] [|Story Starters for Young Writers] [|Tag Galaxy] [|The Five Card Flickr Story] [|Google Search Story Creator]

Scriptwriting
[|CDC Audio Script Writing Guide]

Recording Your Narration
[|PowerPoint: Adding the Narration] [|How to Record a Voice-Over for PowerPoint] [|Blue Microphones] [|Portable Recording Studio] [|Audacity - Free Audio Editor and Recorder]

Free Images
[|Pixabay] [|Wikimedia Commons] [|Pics4Learning] [|Creative Commons Image Search] [|Free Images: Royalty Free Stock Photos] [|FREEIMAGES] [|Free Pictures of Everything on Earth] [|The Whitehouse - Photo of the Day] [|FREE - Fereral Resources for Educational Excellence] [|Library of Congress - Prints and Photographs]

Free Music
Free Music (List of music resources) [|PacDV Free Music] [|List of Public Domain Music] [|Creative Commons Legal Music for Videos] One Million Free and Legal Music Tracks [|Freeplay Music] This site offers the use of music for personal non-commercial purposes and for use by students in projects that are related to curriculum assignments. See their [|Terms of Use] for a detailed explanation. [|Brainy Betty Free Sound Clips and Music for Presentations] You can download audio files that are marked 100% free for educational use. See their [|Terms of Use] for a detailed explanation. [|Jamendo - Creative Commons Works] All the music on jamendo is available under one of the six Creative Commons licenses. They authorize free music download and enable the artists to promote their music while protecting their rights. [|Creative Commons Legal Music for Videos] [|ccMixter] This website is devoted to helping you find that great music, all of which is liberally licensed under a [|Creative Commons] license so you //already have permission// to use this music in your video, podcast, or school project. [|Incompetech - Royalty Free Music] All the music at this site is licensed under Creative Commons. The music is categorized by Genre and Feel.

Royality Free Music
[|DeWolfe Music Library] [|Fresh Music Library] [|Signature Music Library] [|Soper Sound Music Library] [|Sound Ideas] [|Soundzabound Music Library]

Free Sound
[|The Free Info Society Historic Speeches] [|NASA Sounds] [|Free Sound Effects]

Free Sound Effects
[|Free Sound Effects] [|PacDV Free Sound Effects] This website is devoted to helping you find that great music, all of which is liberally licensed under a [|Creative Commons] license so you //already have permission// to use this music in your video, podcast, or school project. [|SoundFX]

Classroom Resources
VoiceThread Examples in Education [|Storytelling Activities and Lesson Ideas] [|Math Maven's Mysteries]

Lesson Plans
[|Making Photo Essays Easy]

Visual Thinking Strategies
[|Visual Thinking Strategies] [|Teacher Interview About Visual Thinking Strategies]

Photo Essay
[|W. Eugene Smith's "Pittsburgh"] [|W. Eugene Smith's "Country Doctor"] [|Making Photo Essay Easy Lesson Plan - Besty Sergeant] [|Photo Essay on the Great Depression] [|The Whitehouse Photo Display] [|CBS News - "In Our Own Backyard"] [|Video Clip - CBS News - "In Our Own Backyard"]

Storytelling Examples
Blue Bell Elementary School [|I Am Story] [|Examples of Digital Stories] [|Grab a Tissue, and Watch VistaPrint's Latest Commercial - "The Postcard"] [|"The Postcard" - Vistaprint TV Commercial (2:54 Version)] [|"The Postcard" - VistaPrint TV Commerical ( 60 sec. Version)]

Videos
[|Think Different] [|Lost Generation]

Downloads
[|Microsoft PhotoStory] [|Audacity] [|Soundation Studio]

Assessment
[|Creative Rubric - Grant Wiggins] [|Assessing Digital Stories]