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Digital Story Resource Center |
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Welcome to the Digital Story Resource Center. In December 2007, we opened a new classroom facility in southwest Houston at 7111 Harwin, Suite 132. Many of the center's activities are currently underway. Website resources will be available soon. Sign up for the center's quarterly newsletter to stay informed about upcoming opportunities. Also, see classes that are The center promotes community uses of digital technologies to express ideas, explore issues, tell family stories and bridge cultural divides. Youth initiatives through this important center will help children develop their ideas and communication skills. The Digital Story Resource Center will promote positive uses of computers and software. By offering workshops for people of all ages and backgrounds, the center will collect and display hundreds of informative digital stories. The center will establish effective cross cultural communication as a result of broad interest in this highly accessible art form. Community members will also be able to access thousands of audio and video files representing historic events and diverse cultures, documentary films and photographs, and recorded speeches and forums for educational purposes through the center's archives. Information about the center's current projects and workshops will be provided through its website, digitalstory.org. The site will introduce the uses of Digital Storytelling, including education, communication and historic preservation. Additional information resources will help people develop digital stories as movies, podcasts, and digital publications. It will present solutions for utilizing and archiving digital photographs, audio and video files, as well as frequently asked questions about digital technology. Internship: Digital Storytelling Workshop Facilitator Responsibilities: Present workshops for grade school and middle school children to develop their ideas as digital stories; facilitate the students' work to completion and presentation for peer groups. For more information contact mark@houstonculture.org. Houston Instiute for Culture Digital Story Resource Center 7111 Westpark, Suite 132 Houston, Texas 77036 |
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Houston Institute for Culture Digital Story Resource Center Newsletter |
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