References and Further Reading

References and Further Reading

Tools used in this course

• Audacity - Free, open-source audio editor. Download at audacityteam.org. The official manual is at manual.audacityteam.org.
• DaVinci Resolve - Free professional video editor. Download at blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve. Blackmagic Design's official training page has free structured courses for beginners.

Digital storytelling methodology

• Lambert, J. (2013). Digital Storytelling: Capturing Lives, Creating Community (4th ed.). Routledge. The foundational book on the 7 elements of digital storytelling methodology developed at the Center for Digital Storytelling.
• Center for Digital Storytelling (now StoryCenter). storycenter.org. Workshops, resources, and examples from the organization that developed the digital storytelling movement.
• Ohler, J. (2013). Digital Storytelling in the Classroom (2nd ed.). Corwin Press. Practical guide for educators using digital storytelling as a learning tool.

Indigenous digital storytelling and oral tradition

• Smith, L.T. (2012). Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples (2nd ed.). Zed Books. Essential reading on Indigenous knowledge sovereignty and how story functions as research and resistance.
• Iseke, J., and Moore, S. (2011). Community-based Indigenous digital storytelling with Elders and youth. American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 35(4), 19-38. Documents digital storytelling projects in Indigenous communities and examines cultural protocols.
• First Voices. firstvoices.com. Community-managed language and cultural archive tools developed by and for Indigenous communities, including audio and video story collections.

Audio production

• Rose, J. (2015). Producing Great Podcasts. Focal Press. Practical audio production for voice-first storytelling, accessible for beginners.
• Rabiger, M. (2009). Directing the Documentary (5th ed.). Focal Press. In-depth coverage of documentary interviewing, which shares methods with oral history recording.

Copyright and Creative Commons

• Creative Commons. creativecommons.org. Explains CC licenses and provides a search tool for finding openly licensed music, photos, and video you can use in your stories legally.
• Free Music Archive. freemusicarchive.org. Curated collection of freely licensed music suitable for use as background tracks in digital stories.
• ccMixter. ccmixter.org. Community music platform with Creative Commons-licensed tracks, including instrumental and ambient recordings.