STORY LAB: DIGITAL DIROAMAS WORKSHOP

A workshop for participants aged 8-16.

This workshop was created by the Young People and Families team for State Library of Queensland’s Summer Festival: Art + Stories + Play program in January 2019.

Using the Sketches app for iPad, re-colour and remix photography featured in the Home: a suburban obsession exhibition along with other digital materials from State Library’s collections. Then, using the Tagtool app, arrange and animate a digital diorama.

• Introductory understanding of Sketches app, and how it can be used as a tool for digital editing.
• Introductory understanding of the Tagtool App and how it can be used as an animation tool.
• Engagement in collaborative design process.
• A serious amount of fun

• Maximum 15 people aged 8-12 or 12-16.
• Participants work independently.

5 hours, including a 30 minute and 15 minute break.

Facilitation of this workshop requires

• A working understanding of Sketches Pro app.
• A working understanding of the Tagtool app.
• A working understanding of the iOS operating system on iPad.
• A working understanding of Google Drive.

Completing this workshop resource in full yourself as preparation for the workshop will act as adequate training for all of the above.

• 15 iPads (participants)
• iPad (presenter)
• Apple TV
• HDMI Cable
• Music stand
• Projector
• 15 Stylus
• 5 Scissors
• 5 Pencils
• Digitised collection materials (saved on Google Drive)

• Flat floor workshop room or auditorium, minimum 7m x 12m minimum floor space
• 5 x Workshops Tables with chairs
• Large projection or LED screen.
• Audio playback and speakers.