{"id":3889,"date":"2014-04-09T09:29:28","date_gmt":"2014-04-09T09:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nextwavemultimedia.com\/blog\/?p=3889"},"modified":"2014-04-10T06:54:16","modified_gmt":"2014-04-10T06:54:16","slug":"digital-storytelling-workshop-in-psbbss-school-chennai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextwavemultimedia.com\/blog\/news\/digital-storytelling-workshop-in-psbbss-school-chennai\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital storytelling workshop using Comics head at PSBBSS School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is a storyteller in every one of us and all it takes is only a tiny spark to ignite our imagination. As children we were experts in the art of telling stories &#8211; recreating incidents to friends adding our own flavours; formulating a plausible explanation for not finishing an assignment; portraying ourselves as the innocent victim and not perpetrator of the mischief.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine bringing together a group of smart students for a 2 day workshop in a classroom setting and adding a touch of technology. Sounds exciting! Well that is what we did at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School, T.Nagar, Chennai.<\/p>\n<p>Nextwave Multimedia, the developers of \u2018Comics Head\u2019 a digital storytelling App, organized the \u2018Digital Storytelling Workshop\u2019 on the 4<sup>th<\/sup> &amp; 5<sup>th<\/sup> April 2014. Mrs. Meera Shivshankar, a veteran English Teacher and a Novelist\u00a0anchored the workshop. She has authored 6 English novels and a collection of short stories. The participants were 7<sup>th<\/sup> to 10<sup>th<\/sup> standard students of PSBBSS, T.Nagar School.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nextwavemultimedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PSBB1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3892\" alt=\"PSBB\" src=\"http:\/\/nextwavemultimedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PSBB1-465x300.png\" width=\"465\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nextwavemultimedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PSBB1-465x300.png 465w, https:\/\/www.nextwavemultimedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PSBB1.png 489w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On day 1 the students were introduced to the fundamentals of storytelling. The importance of the 6 elements i.e. Theme, Characters, Setting, Plot, Conflict and Layout; which is necessary for constructing a story was explained in detail to the students. \u00a0The students were given instructions to download \u2018Comicshead\u2019 App for the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> day\u2019s session.<\/p>\n<p>We started day 2 with apprehension; were the students able to download the App.? Would they find it difficult to use the App.? Will they be able to use the 6 elements of storytelling? We realized immediately at the start that our fears were misplaced. The students had downloaded and even mastered using \u2018Comics Head App\u2019. All of them had come prepared with their broad plans for the story. Our team briefly explained the various features of \u2018Comics Head\u2019, and Mrs. Meera summarized the previous days session to refresh the students memories.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nextwavemultimedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PSBB2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3893\" alt=\"PSBB2\" src=\"http:\/\/nextwavemultimedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PSBB2.png\" width=\"489\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nextwavemultimedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PSBB2.png 489w, https:\/\/www.nextwavemultimedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PSBB2-470x267.png 470w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\">The students went about pictographically giving shape to their stories. Each student presented their stories to the class and Mrs. Meera gave her assessment and suggestions for improvisation. It was exciting to see the variety of stories and the imaginative use of layouts and characters. We leave you with a few of the stories and wishing the students happy storytelling with \u2018Comics Head\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nextwavemultimedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/My-story-1-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3895\" alt=\"My story 1-1\" src=\"http:\/\/nextwavemultimedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/My-story-1-1.png\" width=\"563\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nextwavemultimedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/My-story-1-1.png 563w, https:\/\/www.nextwavemultimedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/My-story-1-1-400x300.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nextwavemultimedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Exams-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3896\" alt=\"Exams-2\" src=\"http:\/\/nextwavemultimedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Exams-2.png\" width=\"563\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nextwavemultimedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Exams-2.png 563w, https:\/\/www.nextwavemultimedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Exams-2-400x300.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a storyteller in every one of us and all it takes is only a tiny spark to ignite our imagination. 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