Thursday, October 8, 2009

Week 7- Digital Storytelling

I really enjoyed this week's lesson! In class, we learned all about digital storytelling and the different programs used to create them. It is amazing how a mass of photos can be compiled using tools such as iMovie and Powerpoint and adding music and other effects to create a wonderful story. Besides iMovie and Powerpoint, we looked at Animoto, which is similar to iMovie, and GoAnimate, a fun site that allows you to create cartoon video clips. For homework we were assigned to create our own digital storytelling example using one of the programs. I chose to use Powerpoint to create a story about Murphy. It was fun to look at my classmates stories and comment on them.

I feel like digital storytelling would make a huge impact in the classroom. I don't think many educators realize that they can use computer programs to make their lesson plans come alive. I'm glad I have this knowledge, so when I become a teacher in the future, I can create exciting presentations for my students to better comprehend the material. Using Google Earth for literature, as past teachers have done, is something I would also like to experiment with in the future because it makes stories come alive when you can show students landmarks that were mentioned in the book. No longer do teachers have to lecture for hours in front of a podium, but create an entertaining and interactive story to covey their message to the class.

The following video was obtained from YouTube. I found this video very useful for myself, because it talks about digital storytelling in the education setting. It goes into greater detail about what it is and how it is beneficial to use it in the classroom. The video also discusses more programs that can be used to create digital stories that were not mentioned in class. The benefits of digital storytelling in education were mentioned, and include accomodating different learning styles, captivate attention, encourage creativity, promote higher learning thinking skills, and address many 21st century skills.

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