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Telling Tales: Pakistani Students Share Their Culture's Lore Online

Students create a collaborative, international network of fables and folktales that celebrates and shares cultural heritage.

4/10/2008 | 31 comments | Core Concept(s): Technology Integration, Project Learning

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How To: Use Digital Storytelling in Your Classroom

Empower student creativity with affordable and accessible technology.

4/10/2008 | 1 comment | Core Concept(s): Technology Integration, Project Learning

Spiral Notebook

The Power of Digital Storytelling in the Classroom: Telling Stories With Technology

posted by Peggy Benton

The first time I saw Ken Burns's documentary series The Civil War, I was captivated. He used old photos and personal letters to bring this part of our history to life and touch our hearts while we learned.

4/21/2006 | 23 comments | Core Concept(s): Technology Integration, Teacher Development

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Marking Time: Back to the Future on Web 2.0

An amazing new tech tool kit lets kids make history their story.

4/10/2008 | 4 comments | Core Concept(s): Technology Integration, Technology Integration

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The Elephant in the (Class)room: Pachyderm’s Multimedia Tool

New software that will soon be available to teachers and students enables sophisticated classroom multimedia presentations. Cost? Peanuts.

4/9/2008 | 3 comments | Core Concept(s): Technology Integration, Project Learning

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Multimedia Motivation: Helping Kids Love to Learn

Integrating core curriculum with multimedia.

4/10/2008 | 1 comment | Core Concept(s): Technology Integration, Project Learning

Spiral Notebook

Digital Storytelling: Helping Students Find Their Voice

posted by Suzie Boss

While accepting his 2008 Academy Award for best director, Joel Coen took a minute to reminisce about his earliest days as a filmmaker, and it wasn't hard to picture him back in the late 1960s, lugging around a home-movie camera. Nor was it difficult to imagine his kid brother, Ethan, dressed up in a suit and carrying a briefcase in their early collaborations. As the elder Coen admitted, "Honestly, what we do now doesn't feel that much different from what we were doing then."

3/4/2008 | 11 comments | Core Concept(s): Project Learning, Technology Integration

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Film School: Making Movies From Storyboard to Screen

The silver screen inspires young minds to think big.

4/11/2008 | 1 comment | Core Concept(s): Technology Integration, Project Learning, Social & Emotional Learning

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Integrated Studies in Honolulu: Moanalua High School

At this Hawaiian high school, students use multimedia tools to shoot, edit, and narrate works on topics such as child labor.

8/5/2003 | 1 comment | Core Concept(s): Technology Integration, Integrated Studies, Project Learning

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Make a Movie: Help Teenagers Improve Their Vision

Half a year celebrating cinema can change how students see the world -- and themselves.

4/10/2008 | 0 comments | Core Concept(s): Technology Integration, Project Learning, Social & Emotional Learning