Storyboarding can leverage media production enthusiasm while providing another opportunity to look at their traditional writing or content.
TMS Storyboarding Template
- Open the TMS Storyboarding Template (Google Doc), Then Download it, or click File + Make a Copy to get started! Open this Google Doc, Download it, or click File + Make a Copy to get started!
- Also see TMS Diigo Bookmarks of storyboarding resources
Storyboards are a graphic organizer to plan media combinations
Storyboarding will make the production process much more efficient once you introduce cameras, computers, etc. Before people are moving, cameras are rolling, or editing software is in the picture, storyboards allow for critical thinking about how different media communicate, teachers, to assess that students are effectively combining media that is on message, and students to determine what combinations of media will best reach their intended audiences.
Another way to edit traditional writing, and check for understanding
Storyboarding can leverage media production enthusiasm while providing another opportunity to look at their traditional writing or content.
Engage different types of learners in communication fundamentals
Visual-spatial learners, for example, may gain new insight into ways their persuasive writing was lacking force when their teacher points out how much more effective their visual storytelling style is.
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Below you’ll find student reflections on the storyboarding process, standards that can be enhanced through this process, storyboard templates, and tutorials on how to teach storyboarding.
The Media Spot 