Bubbleshare as digital storytelling
I feel very centered both creating digital stories myself and helping others create digital stories. I really think we should get serious about oral history projects around the nation, and engage students as digital archivists helping document and preserve the stories of the past via the voices of our parents and grandparents.
Digital storytelling can take many forms, and I am interested in web-based tools that permit direct sharing of digital stories over the Internet. I was recently introduced to Bubbleshare, which is a free website letting users upload photos and add voice narration (30 seconds to each image) using their computer's microphone and web browser. Very simple and very powerful!
I created a digital story with Bubbleshare describing a climb I made in 1993 in Mexico of a volcano south of Mexico City. I think Bubbleshare has great potential in K-12 settings for students and teachers quickly creating digital stories. I wish it integrated Creative Commons licenses directly, but maybe that will come in a future version.
posted by Wesley Fryer @ 10:20 PM
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Wesley,
Thanks for sharing this great resource. On the fly digital storytelling tool (with a widget, too)--that's great. We're working with our statewide public radio/television network (NJn) on a project with kids in an urban school district. A "low tech" tool like this would help with some of technical problems we've encountered, and would empower the students to create their own digital stories when outside of school.
Mike
Wesley,
This is a fabulous website. My teacher interns will love this site. Many of the schools to which they are assigned are very limited in the software programs. This will definitely provide them with an avenue for digital storytelling. This site would be great for the summer enrichment camp we hold each year as well.
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much for sharing this resource, I work with schools and undergrads and any 'free' resource takes down one more barrier to the use of technology to enhance learners stories.
I agree with your thoughts about capturing oral histories, everytime I think about that I recall this project so I thought I'd share the link:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1475619
It seems like we are watching so much of our history float by without grasping the stories told by those living the experiences. Think of how powerful that could be as a learning tool for future generations!
Cynthia
Whoa, it is great to be in this community with so many educators passionate about digital storytelling! How cool that this blog and the SITE conference is just the start of our conversations. Thanks much for sharing that NPR oral history link, Cynthia. I agree with Mike and Dayle that free tools like Bubbleshare can help remove more excuses and barriers that schools and educators might have for not engaging in digital storytelling.
I am convinced that as educators we need to be talking more about student CREATION rather than CONSUMPTION of media. Digital storytelling is a great vehicle for doing this. In this conversation, I think we need to be talking less about technology and more about student voices, communication, literacy, and relationships.
Wesley,
Thank you for sharing bubbleshare. I look forward to introducing this to my methods class in the next few weeks!!!
This is my first SITE conference. How overwhelmed I feel. I am so thrilled to be a part of this. The members constitute a "friendly society." Ian, are you hearing me know?
Paulette
oops..now?
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