Digital Storytelling. The words bring some ideas to my mind. The main idea is being able to effectively communicate (without confusion or distortion) with others using digital media such as audio, video or CG.
This week we were learning how to become more effective in presenting with programs such as the ever present PowerPoint. I really appreciated some of the Presentation Zen ideas of simplifying the message so that it doesn't get lost amongst extraneous chatter.
I also am in the midst of taking pictures for 28 days straight. I am not sure how I will be able to string all of these disparate photos into a coherent and cohesive story, but we'll see. I know I will enjoy the challenge.
Oh, and we needed to write a story from the perspective of a future point in time. I chose to write about reflecting on the lives of my daughters while walking my eldest down the aisle. If you would like to read it, it can be found here (or copy and paste: https://docs.google.com/a/wolfmail.stritch.edu/document/d/1Cxr_dstLe5lG5B4MiDUzfTCkdWslt7czUQg0xQ8-m5U/edit?authkey=CJTs-eoO&hl=en# ).
Just like you, I assume we will have to try and tell a cohesive story with our 28 pictures. Wow, that will be a challenge. I bought a digital camera just for this class. We must have gone through 5 cameras in the last 2 years, but we keep breaking them. This one will last (the kids are not allowed to play with it). I will try to take different kinds of photos, but I have a feeling my kids will end up in most of them. I enjoyed your story and don’t even want to think about my 7 year old daughter getting married yet – I fear her teenager years!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy taking the pictures, don't focus on a story about them.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Mike that power point is a very easy thing to do horribly wrong by including all sorts of extra information in the slides. It will be interesting to see what Presentation Zen has to say about the simplifying aspect of their presentation.
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