Planning

Objective:

Learners will understand the benefits of using story maps as a scaffolding tool for multimedia projects.

1. Identify the process you have students follow when creating a multimedia project. For example, the process may look like the following: develop idea>storyboard>write script>create presentation.
2. Read one of the following:
   • http://www.jasonohler.com/storytelling/storyeducation.cfm#Different_stories - scroll down the webpage to the section titled Different Kinds of Storytelling, followed by the section titled Storymapping vs Storytelling.
   • http://www.jasonohler.com/pdfs/digitalStorytellingArticle1-2006.pdf - scroll to the second page of the article and read the section titled Story First followed by the section titled Story Mapping.
   • You may also refer to the section titled Story-Mapping for Digital Stories in your module .
3. List different uses for story maps and storyboards. How might students use these tools?
4. Think about answers to these questions:
   • How would the use of a story map enhance the quality of the content in a project?
   • How might story maps be used in personal classrooms?
   • How would the use of both scaffolds help students as they develop multimedia projects - or is one or the other sufficient?