Here is a digital story I created about a student named Joe who is frustrated with regular school.
Assignment Title: Digital Storytelling
Uses in the Classroom: Digital storytelling is a way for students (and educators) to share a story to an audience. A digital story is a video that includes pictures, music, video clips, and other images to share a story or concept.
For educators, digital storytelling is a great way to introduce a topic in your content area. It is also a great way to share personal stories with your students at a distance. Simply upload and share your digital story with your distance learners, and they will be able to connect with you on a more personal level.
For pupils, digital storytelling is a great way for them to be creative in their projects. Instead of having students write a story out for a classroom assignment, how about having them create their story with images and music of their choosing? This allows the student to feel more involved in the project, as well as allowing them to use a medium (technology) that they are comfortable with.
Issues to Consider: When using digital storytelling in your classroom, make sure that students have access to a computer. There are several options when it comes to digital storytelling software, many of which are free. For starters, most (PC) computers automatically come with Windows Movie Maker. If your student computers do not have this software, you may need to work with your school's technology representative in order to have the necessary software available to you.
Other issues to consider include whether your students will be publishing their material to the internet. Even if they are not being published to the internet, make sure that students are aware of copyright law and do not include and copyrighted material in their projects.
Copyright: The above video is the original work of the author of this blog. Included in this video are the following images:
Student – Meathead Movers – October
10, 2006 – Flickr
Students – Barbro Bjornemalm –
September 2, 2010 – Flickr
FrustratedStudent – UGL_UIUC –
January 26, 2008 – Flickr
Frustrated2 – Jenny Kaczorowski –
January 31, 2009 – Flickr
FallConvocation – Thompson Rivers
University – October 4, 2007 - Flickr
EnthusiasticTeenagers – Quinn
Dombrowski – June 17, 2005 – Flickr
BoredTeenager – Andrew King –
October 31, 2006 – Flickr
BusinessChart – SalFalko – October
14, 2008 – Flickr
SchoolBus – gfpeck – August 13,
2011 – Flickr
SittingDown – taylormcquarrie –
August 24, 2012 – Flickr
Researching – Susan Hersh – March
4, 2007 – Flickr
AlarmClock – Alan Cleaver – January
21, 2010 – Flickr
Police – Inventorchris – August 5,
2011 – Flickr
Prison – kIM DARam – September 10,
2005
Pajamas – Elvis Ripley – October 9,
2006
Snow – SparkFun Electronics –
October 29, 2009 – Flickr
Wendys – Judy Baxter – May 1, 2005
– Flickr
Money – 401(K) 2012 – November 9,
2010 – Flickr
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