What is a storyboard? It's a place to plan out your digital story in two dimensions.
The first dimension is time: what happens first, next, and last.
The second is of interaction: how does the voiceover (your story) interact with the images, how do visual transitions and effects help tie together the images, how does the voiceover interact with the musical soundtrack?
Any element can interact with any other one, and the storyboard is the place to plan out the impact you intend to make on the audience.
If you're laying out your storyboard and find lines and lines of text under any one picture, rethink your script or your images. Can the script be cut down and the image left to speak the missing words?
If the text remains long, can more than one image illustrate the essential words?
You may also want to use some effects to extend the viewer's interest in a single still image. Don't forget to let the images speak for themselves, and use less words to say the rest.
If you know Power Point, Inspiration, or Word you can make your storyboard on the computer or use the storyboard forms I provided in class. You will also find two copies on the blog. Any of these methods will work. Do whatever is convenient and easy for you.
A storyboard will speed your work in many ways. It will show you where your voiceover should be cut before you record, and it will show you that you have too few or two many images.
With your storyboard and script in hand, it's time to digitize your materials.
For those interested in telling their story as a future teacher take time to view this video: Coming Full Circle this is a letter to a former teacher created by a graduate student at Montclair State University, that outlines the many factors that influenced his decision to enter teaching.
Take time to watch some other examples digital stories for story idea.
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