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=**Week 1 Work**=

=**Personal Digital Story Planning:**= Deann and I connected by phone late one night and talked for an hour! We had so much to say and discuss. I asked her questions over the birth of her first child, a little boy named Camden. We talked and shared quite a bit. I enjoyed learning all about her family and then she took her turn asking me about my battle with cancer. I was so appreciative when she emailed me and ask me if I would do my personal story on my cancer or she asked me if it would be too emotional. I had already thought about it, but also had 3 or 4 other ideas too. I went with her suggestion and she interviewed me. The conversation did help me get my thoughts together and made it easier to put into my storyboard. Peggy

Below are the questions that each of us presented:

Questions for Peggy: 1. When were you first diagnosed with Cancer? 2. What were some of your first thoughts? 3. How long and/or vigorous was your treatments? 4. How long have you been in remission? 5. What has been the biggest change that you have seen in yourself as a result of your diagnosis?

Questions for Deann 1. Tell us about the day you discovered you were "with" child. 2. What about your pregnancy. . .was their any problems, worries, or special cravings along the way? 3. Were you able to use the 3D ultrasound to find out the sex of the baby? Tell us about that day. 4. Now, on to the special day/night? Share about his birth. 5. I know this weekend is a special occasion. . . tell us about your plans and how this event makes you feel. 6. Looking back over the first year, share some of the changes that (baby's name?) brought to your family. 7. If you had to give one piece of advice to a new expectant mother, what would it be?

=**Storyboard:**= [|ThompsonStoryboardRev2.pdf]

=**Storyboard Feedback:**= Emails- OH Deann! It’s turning out so wonderful! I think I’m putting too much into it. Are you going to narrate the exact words below each picture, or ad lib more? It’s great. I love it! G **From: ** Deann Thompson [mailto:deann-thompson@hotmail.com] 
 * Sent:** Friday, August 27, 2010 10:28 AM
 * To:** Hale, Peggy
 * Subject:** Storyboard OH MY GOSH that just gave me goosebumps! I just love it!! I can not wait to see it put together. You have definitely used words to set the mood and tone for your story. I love all of the pictures you included. Great job!  

Subject: I have mine done_storyboard & script Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:52:56 -0500 From: phale@lcmcisd.org To: deann-thompson@hotmail.com

Do you think I need to post the scrip on the wiki? Be honest, do you think I need to shorten my wording? That was difficult for me. =My Personal Digital Story=

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=EDLD 5363=

Digital Storytelling Reflections:
Digital Storytelling is a great tool to use in any class. I enjoyed learning how to create a personal digital story. I had several ideas to use as my topic and ended up using the topic that was suggested by my daughter and a close friend. I think the process is a form of therapy and helped me get my thoughts and feeling on paper as well as in a story. The process made me realize that there's a story in everything you do. I think I will use this new skill to help me capture some memories of my father. It's been three years since he passed away, and I think it will help me in my grieving process. One suggestion I would give to someone tackling this would be to familiarize yourself with the software before creating the story. I used Photostory 3 and became frustrated when I typed all me script that I wanted to say in the available boxes. I did not realize that you lose it all if you do not record the narration before closing. I think using Photostory is simple, but it took me some time to learn the software. I wanted to add music, but I felt it took away from the voice narration. I hope to do many more stories, and to share this with teachers in my district.