What role can digital storytelling play in education?
There are a variety of ways in which digital storytelling can play a role in your classroom. But first we need to know what a digital story even is. A digital story is a digital video that includes animations, audio, music, and any other media that will help tell a story. So I personally think that it would be fun as a teacher to create sample digital stories to go along with a few history or science lessons. So that you can eventually work your way up to having your students do them in groups as a project/assignment. Digital storytelling could be used as a summative assessment or just as a project. As far as what grade level you could start this sort of project, I would say you could start this in a 4th grade classroom. I do not think that students in the 3rd grade would have the patience or the computer comprehension yet to successfully create a digital story.
Information found in Bitter, G. & Legacy, J. (2008). Using Technology in the Classroom.Pearson: Boston.
Information found in Bitter, G. & Legacy, J. (2008). Using Technology in the Classroom.Pearson: Boston.
Hi Isa
ReplyDeleteI would agree that you should not start too early with the StoryBoard. I think it will frustrate young kids. My first graders use the SmartBoard and they love it. I think for the younger ones that is enough technology. 4th grade is a better age to handle the Storyboard.
Cindy