by Bernard R. Robin
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1125504.pdf
This article is all about what digital storytelling is, how it is different from other videos, how it supports learning as an instructional tool in early childhood and secondary and post-secondary education. It then goes through 12 steps that educators can use when teaching how to create digital stories.
The author describes digital storytelling as a combination of storytelling with digital media (text, pictures, recorded audio narration, music, and video). He also states that digital storytelling is being used in many locations, such as schools, libraries, community centers, museums, medical and nursing schools, businesses, and more. He states that the difference between digital storytelling and other types of videos is more blurred because of the amount of videos being shared online. He says to look at the details of the video to determine if it's a digital story or not, such as the topic, where it was found, who created it and when, the length of the video, was there narration, a personal point of view, and if it's factual information or not.
He then goes on to describe how digital storytelling supports student learning. In early childhood education, it allows young children to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of educational themes and concepts. The author states that digital storytelling can help make learning more relevant for students, encourage creativity, and gives the students a voice to share ideas and feelings with others. For secondary and post-secondary students, digital storytelling allows them to construct their own meaning through research on a topic, writing a script, taking pictures, narrating, and using computer-based tools to create their stories. It demonstrates what they researched and what they learned from the experience. They also say it allows them to evaluate the reality that surrounds them and produce their own interpretation of it.
Digital storytelling is definitely something that I could use in my classroom. My first graders love to use iPads and computers to create things during their "free time" and if they were allowed to use their skills as an academic tool, I think they could be very successful. I could use this to help them retell elements of a story, create their own stories instead of writing in a journal, create math story problems, and practice using sight or spelling words in their writing. I could incorporate many standards into this fun educational process and encourage my students to be more creative at the same time. I agree with the author that this would make students more engaged because it's engaging them in ways that we haven't done before.
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