by Mike Simpson | Jan 9, 2018 | Ancestry Project, Audio Recording, Culture, Digital Storytelling, Listening, Media, Podcast, Resources, Stories, Writers
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Ancestry Project podcast. The first episode is “New Year’s Resolutions” and features student and teacher PDF and audio streams and downloads (free MP3 download for registered users). The episode discusses...
by Mike Simpson | Oct 17, 2017 | Digital Storytelling, Heritage, History, Holocaust, Interview, Listening, Media, Resources, Stories, Uncategorized, Video
“To escape Auschwitz, she left her father to die. Decades later she got a message from him” This incredibly moving documentary is by Matan Rochlitz, a filmmaker and a musician based in Rome, Italy. The subject, Kara, is the 92-year-old neighbour of his...
by Mike Simpson | Sep 30, 2017 | Digital Storytelling, Pedagogy, Stories, Writers
The Edutopia article “The Neuroscience of Narrative and Memory,” by Judy Willis, offers some insights into the value of storytelling in classroom instruction. Willis is an author, neurologist and educator, who has presented on video games and education at...
by Mike Simpson | Jul 1, 2017 | Ancestry Project, Audio Recording, Canada, Canada 150, Digital Storytelling, Travel, Uncategorized
I’m very excited to announce the arrival of Canada Road Trip, a digital story and teacher resource that traces a cross-country road trip in 1967. This is the first of a number of collaborations that will mark a new approach for Ancestry Project in the second...
by Mike Simpson | Apr 12, 2017 | Digital Storytelling, Presentations, Uncategorized, Webinars, Websites
Note: As of May 10, 2017, Ancestry Project’s first free course, “Introduction to Digital Storytelling is live and open to new participants. Register to join the course now (free throughout 2017). Are you interested in learning more about digital...
by Mike Simpson | Mar 5, 2017 | Audio Recording, Digital Storytelling, Media Production, Websites
Digital Storytelling 2.0 – New Approaches For Digital Media Projects in Education Why Digital Storytelling? Why Mike Simpson and Ancestry Project? Quick tips and facts about the program Digital storytelling has been around for a while. The Center for Digital...
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