Digital Storytelling

I thought this image was informative in terms of accounting for the 3 main aspects to digital storytelling: creating the story, choosing the media, and creating the project. Through the readings I found there to be many beneficial aspects to digital storytelling but a few include: the natural emphasis on reflection it provides (Boss), the exact nature of evidence (Educause), and the idea that it is very UD compatible.

• Reflection is very important in the process of learning. When individuals are able to reflect on past work and evaluate themselves they can really experience a revelation of their own learning processes. It is also very important to reflect in order to re learn and see information in a new way.
• The exact nature of digital story telling is very important to avoid information lost in translation. When messages are replicated information can be lost or transformed. If the initiator or primary source can be the purveyor of information the message can remain clear and concise over time.
• The use of digital technologies allow many different kids of individuals to communicate without certain barriers. For example, illiterate individuals who cannot communicate by reading and writing can disseminate messages through video/audio outputs. Also digital technologies allow the use of certain assistive communication tools like pictures, music, and linked references.

I believe that digital storytelling is useful for students for personal narratives and for instructional/informative endeavors. I think they are very practical to implement into many different school districts with varying access (provided that some access is available like a laptop cart/local library/est.)