Of all the different Web 2.0 technologies, digital storytelling and its educational uses have peaked my interest the most, as I see it being very beneficial in content areas such as history, social studies, literature and several other areas. In these areas teachers can assess students on what they have studied by asking them to compile digital images, music, text and video together to create a story of their own. This is an activity I am sure all students would enjoy and take pride in doing. It adds depth to the learning experience and once the student is engaged ,this assignment can seem to be less work and more fun. Nearing the end of the academic year, I was helping a Form 1 special class at my school with a topic they were doing in Social Studies on the Family. In retrospect, I now see that digital storytelling would be an awesome way to engage students in the understanding of this topic. A noteworthy assignment would be for them to create a short video or do a power point presentation of their own family using their own pictures.
This is something I will definitely try with my students in the new school term.
This is something I will definitely try with my students in the new school term.
Hi NJRSpecialist
ReplyDeleteyour posts are quite interesting and easy to read.Digital storytelling is very versatile as it can be used in all subject areas and not just to tell a personal story but for students to demonstrate their learning as well.
In an article entitled The World of Digital Story telling (Educational Leadership Dec2005/Jan06 vol 63(4)pp.44-47 by Jason Ohler)the example is given about how students can use this tool to explain how they worked out problems in math and science,all in a very interactive and accessible way so that learning is memorable and not easily forgotten. I love the potential of this tool for next term.
This is his website
DigitalStorytelling