Organization: Bridges to Understanding

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Tania Westby

: Washington, USA, Seatte
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Hi! I live in Seattle and I’ve been involved with Bridges to Understanding since 2004. After two years as a weekly volunteer classroom mentor with Bridges classrooms in Seattle, I joined the staff in 2006, and now serve as Program Director. Since joining Bridges I’ve taught in numerous digital storytelling workshops in Seattle as well as at our international sites in Guatemala, Peru and India. I also manage the Bridges web site and develop curriculum. I love teaching and working with youth to help them photograph, produce and share their stories.

I came to Bridges through photography: I am fascinated by the odd details and everyday beauty of the places in which we live, and I’m interested in telling stories of people and places through photographs.

I'm looking forward to being part of this community ! Thanks!

Storyboarding Module - Curriculum | Methodology

Guidelines for creating a storyboard and a sample storyboard illustrating how to pair images and words. Provided by Bridges to Understanding, who say it's the best thing they've come up with for describing and outlining the storyboarding process.  The sample storyboard is taken from a digital story made by children in the Arctic Circle.

Language: English

Classroom Roles Description - Curriculum | Methodology

This document outlines roles that can be assigned to participants in a digital storytelling project. This resource comes from Bridges to Understanding, an organization that works mainly with large groups of people to create collaborative digital stories. Bridges says that when working in this way, they find it essential for everyone to have clearly defined roles.

Language: English

Classroom Planning Worksheet - Curriculum | Methodology

A classroom planning worksheet used by Bridges to Understanding. 

This is a simple document that helps teachers outline the digital storytelling project so it can fit their
needs. 

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