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All rights reserved.  \nApple, the Apple logo, FireWire, GarageBand, iDVD, iLife, iMovie, iPhoto, iPod, iTunes, Mac, Macintosh, Power Mac, QuickTime, and SuperDrive are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. iWeb is a trademark of Apple Inc. Other company and product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.  \nStories Worth Telling: A Guide to Creating Student-Led Documentaries  \nSharing Our Start  \nWhat started out as a family conversation during Thanksgiving dinner in 1996 turned out to stimulate a whirlwind of exciting and meaningful projects within our classroom and community.  \nMy dad, who is now 83 years old, doesn’t like to talk much about the past (he claimshe can’t remember) . But this particular Thanksgiving was different. On his own initiative, he started describing life during The Great Depression—how he could recall the taste of every orange he had; how he treasured every bite of chocolate; how they used to collect bones, batteries, and cow chips; how he is thankful for the abundance of “good things” he can now share with his children and grandchildren. To me, those “good things” include the wisdom he has gained and the wealth of experiences hidden behind his stories—stories that I wished I had on tape for posterity.  \nNot long after this storytelling debut, I noticed an ad in our local paper calling for teachers who wanted to explore the world of connecting technology with curriculum. With images of The Great Depression still on my mind, I knew I wanted our students to have the same experience I had had on Thanksgiving. After proposing the idea of student-led documentaries to my teaching partner, Perry, who casually said,“Sure, why not try?,”we wrote the grant proposal and received enough money for our start: two Apple Power Mac 6500 computers equipped with Avid Cinema and one camera (for 80 students) .  \nWe were on our way to transforming the way we taught, the way students learn, and the way our community viewed teenagers and education.  \nThat first year we went into this project without a compass: We knew our final destination, but didn’t really know the steps to follow to complete a class documentary. My partner, a social studies teacher, had no background in technology or journalism, but he understood the worth of a story. 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