What was interesting to read about was how simple and uncomplicated it is to create a digital story. Students are entertained and are able to be creative allowing them to tap into their own learning style. Students are given a voice and are allowed to express themselves openly enabling them to share their culture. Along with freedom to express their ideas, students are actually engaged! Instead of writing a personal narrative (like we do in the 4th grade) they can create a digital personal narrative utilizing images and voice recordings of family members or themselves. Digital Storytelling is also accessible and can be done on any computer using Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Great for Public School teachers!
Although digital storytelling has so many benefits, I see that it is very time consuming and may also be an arena where students can just latch on to other students’ ideas and not be creative. I find the time constraints the most difficult because public school teachers are required to cover so much of the mandated curriculum. How can I start using digital story telling as a tool in my classroom when most of students have little to no experience using computers? How can I build my students up to digital storytelling?
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