NMD Story Portal-Models

March 27, 2014 Joline Leave a comment

Getting the stories out there We'll be exploring some ways to publish digital stories in an online, magazine-like format. Our goal is to create a Dept Story/poetry/video/audio magazine to showcase student work on any form of storytelling. Exploring what is already out there We'll begin with a look at local, and national Literary Magazines.

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GoogleEarth, Resources

Google Earth Stories

March 25, 2014 julianna Leave a comment

One Google Earth story I found intersting was the story about a new high-resolution global map that detects forest loss and gain throughout the world. The map shows forest change from 2000-2012 and displays a color green where areas are forested, a red color where there is forest loss, a blue color where forest gained … Continue Reading ››

GoogleEarth, Resources

Google Earth Stories

March 19, 2014 Joline Leave a comment

Deforestation Google Earth can tell the story of Earth's green spaces by charting deforestation patterns. New map Shows the Effects of a Decade of Deforestation A Boy's 27-yr Journey Home "In 1986, a five-year-old boy named Saroo Munshi Khan accidentally fell asleep on a stationary train in India. He woke … Continue Reading ››

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Center for Digital Storytelling

February 12, 2014 Joline Leave a comment

Use the Center for Digital Storytelling online resource for inspiration and models for story from, format and technique.

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TED Storytelling

February 12, 2014 Joline

Get inspired with these TED stories.

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Smartphone for Storytelling

February 12, 2014 Joline Leave a comment

Project Survival Media, which trains young people in countries across the world to tell stories about local climate solutions using visual media like photography and video. While visual media is no substitute for on-the-ground organizing, activists are increasingly using it in strategic ways: by documenting evidence of pollution and abuse of power, connecting once-isolated … Continue Reading ››

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Place Based Stories

February 10, 2014 Joline Leave a comment

Explore place-based storytelling with tools from the PBS National Parks model. One vivid example using Google Earth for placed based stories is is war torn areas of the world. The Beirut and Darfur examples are particularly striking, and show how New Media … Continue Reading ››

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Story Trek

January 12, 2014 Joline Leave a comment

View 64+ episodes of everyday amazing stories with The StoryTrek, with Todd Hansen.

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NMD Story Portal-Models

Google Earth Stories

Google Earth Stories

Center for Digital Storytelling

TED Storytelling

Smartphone for Storytelling

Place Based Stories

Story Trek

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