Clip Art and Backgrounds

I will be teaching teachers this semester about how to use the Ellison. I have found some clip art sites to use with the puzzle making dies.

• http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/

The state of Florida has a technology clearinghouse which has many treasures such as clipart, frames and borders:

• http://etc.usf.edu/

I will add more as I find them.

Have fun! cdb

Digital Storytelling

Digital Storytelling is the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling.
Digital stories derive their power by weaving images, music, narrative and voice together,
thereby giving deep dimension and vivid color to characters, situations, experiences, and insights.
Tell your story now digitally.

- Leslie Rule, Digital Storytelling Association

 
I took this quote from a wonderful website resource entitled Digital Storytelling:

• http://electronicportfolios.org/digistory/index.html

This resource filled site was put together by Dr. Helen C. Barrett.   According to this site, the Canadian Film Centre: http://www.storycenter.org/canada/index.html has a very good introduction to storytelling from images and memories. She also recommends a school link to various digital stories from Scott Country Schools in Kentucky:  http://www.scott.k12.ky.us/technology/digitalstorytelling/ds.html
and Digital Family Stories which includes links to the BBC's Capture Wales and other examples of digital stories.

There are other beautiful sites as follows:

• Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling is a massive site developed at the University of Houston.
• Center for Digital Storytelling with the wonderful quote: "Listen deeply. Tell stories." The quotes and graphic at the bottom of this post is from this site.

Arabic digital stories are numerous. Here are a few links that I found thanks to Google's translating service and Mr. Mohammed Ali:

• Changing Lives: Digital Storytelling by Young Arabic Women in Western Sydney http://nexusproject.net.au/nexusblog/changing-lives-digital-storytelling-by-young-arabic-women-in-western-sydney/#readcommentsanchor
• This is very encouraging: Alaa Sadik's Blog : القصص الرقمية
• This is a promising example of Arabic Digital Storytelling:  http://www.aawsat.com/details.asp?section=19&article=416476&issueno=10375

Enjoy! cdb