Jennifer Dorman is such a great resource for websites. I just got this from one of her recent bookmarks.
StoryCorps is declaring November 28 National Day of Listening.
In a nutshell it’s all about listening to other people tell their stories. No matter who you spend the holiday with everyone has a story. Take some time to capture their story before it is lost forever.
I remember growing up that I would spend most of the time in the kitchen with my mom and her sisters. They would tell the best stories about the time they had growing up. I wish they had made recording as easy as it is today. I would have our personal family stories to listen to over and over again. Family members would be able to listen to our own “Running with Scissors” story or “Down the Clothes Chute” story and even “The Never-Ending Stuffing the Turkey” story.
So don’t let those stories get away from you. It is too easy when you think about it. Use your computer or your phone or your mp3 device to get those stories this Thanksgiving and each one annually from now on.
They have Do It Yourself guides along with question generators. There is also a teachers’ toolkit and a library toolkit.
Some tools to use might include:
On my iPhone I have at least 3 different voicerecording apps that were free.
Do you know of any other ways that will make it easy to capture these stories? Let us know in the comments.
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