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After you've selected the topic for your digital
story, it's time to begin writing the script.
We believe that the script is the
key component of the digital storytelling process.
And without a good script, there will be na, no good story.
And without a good story, there can be no good digital story.
So before students or workshop participants in our digital storytelling
courses and workshops are able to sit down at the
computer and begin putting together a digital story, we require
that they first write a draft version of their script.
This is a great way to get your thoughts down on paper and determine
how the story is going to progress and be turned in to a digital story.
And it's also an iterative process, whereby once
it's written down, once the first draft is written down, it's then shared with others
to get feedback so that it can be improved in a second or third version.
Most of us are not good enough writers to get
it perfectly done the first time and it requires several times
to, to improve it and make it stronger so that
it will turn into the foundation of a good digital story.
And remember that the script will be what is narrated with a microphone,
and serve as the audio, the major audio component, of the digital story.
If you go to our Educational Uses of
Digital Storytelling website, and click on the How To
link, you'll notice that the very first option
that comes up is how to write a script.
And on this page, we've included lots of information about the
script writing process, and writing the first version of the script.
And we've also included at the bottom of this
page, links to additional information about the script writing process.
So, for example, if you click on Create A Script, it will take you to a web
page where you can see various steps in
the script writing process that you may find helpful.
If you click on this link, Getting the Story Down on
Paper, it will give you information about how to get started.
And again, the script is really a key component, so we
can't stress enough how important it is to get your basic ideas
down on paper so that you can then improve that script
to ensure that you'll have a great digital story at the end.
All of this information and links to these various
sites will appear on the MOOC site as well.
And so you'll be able to take advantage of these
resources and other similar ones that you find on your own.
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