Technology seems to be getting more and more advanced in society today. Many changes have come with these new advances in technology. For instance, schools are replacing old-fashioned chalkboards with electronic smart-boards.
One new crazes in classroom technology is digital storytelling. Digital storytelling uses a combination of music, pictures, and video that create a multimedia story. Instead of students reading from a piece of paper or a book students are making stories come to life. Now students can make their own personal narratives visual for their classmates. For example, if a student goes on vacation that person can tell about it by creating a visual story. They can upload pictures from the vacation and put music in the background.
Digital storytelling can be used in many classes. Science, art, music, and history classes could all benefit from digital storytelling. For instance, students could make a traditional science report more interesting by adding in pictures, sound, and video clips.
There many benefits of students creating digital stories. When students create a digital story they are not just writing down their thoughts on a piece of paper, they are being able to express their creativity and visualizing their thoughts. Also, students are enhancing their thinking and computer skills.
After researching this topic I would like to know opinions of the following questions:
Is digital storytelling an effective way of educating children?
Does it enhance or destroy traditional storytelling?
Should it be used only for certain subjects?
Citation of sources:
"The Art of Digital Storytelling"(article) from Creative Educator Magazine
http://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.php?articleID=196605451
