Digital narrative

This particular lesson had the last stragglers finishing their 'windows'. I had booked the laptops and as they finished the students then explored four examples of digital stories that I had found. 

Storycentre.org http://www.storycenter.org/stories/index.php?cat=3
True America http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRR0-7EFhlc 

Inanimate Alice http://inanimatealice.com/ 

Darren Lockyear http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jvSmSYT4dk

Two of these are student created. I hope the students will consider which were the most effective and why. They will  look at the ones they did not view today over the weekend.  Have asked for comments on two. In hindsight I may not have made that clear to all students. I did also  ask at beginning of lesson if they found any new examples to email links to both the teachers. I do need to remember that instructions need to be explicitly clarified at the end of the lesson, as at the beginning. 

So our next lesson we will have a brief discussion on their reflections.
Brief intro to silent movies especially Hitchcock and his first film, the lodger, and the remake - focus on Mood of Suspense in the clips. Watch 10 minutes of the lodger (disc) and Jack (remake) on you tube.
Discuss how elements of silent movies can be helpful in creating digital narratives.