Digital story telling a success!
The article titled How Digital Storytelling builds 21st Century Skills focuses on use of digital storyboards with students. I tried to implement digital storytelling last year with my 3rd grade students and it was a huge success. I did need a lot of support from other staff members including the Media Specialist but my students were very enthusiastic and successful.
My students were able to demonstrate understanding of the content, as well as meet my expectations for collaboration and achieve understanding of several technology standards. My students however, did not participate in a fully inclusive digital storytelling activity as suggested in the 2009 article. I found that research and creating the story were best suited using technology resources. However, storyboards and note taking were completed by hand.
I look forward to incorporating at least 2 digital storytelling projects this year with my 1st graders.
References
(2009). How Digital Storytelling Builds 21st Century Skills. Library Technology Reports, 45(7), 15-19. Retrieved from Education Research Complete database.
I really like the idea of doing the storyboard by hand.
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