“When done as a part of programming, digital story telling can help build the 21st century skills that students will need to succeed in school and eventually in the modern workforce” (Czarnecki 2009). This is our job as educators; to prepare students for the modern workforce. If we are not using technology in the classroom we are hurting our students learning experience, hence hurting our future leaders of tomorrow. Along with many other software programs digital story telling is a great way to incorporate technology into the curriculum. Students will use images, audio, video, and many other applications to create a story. The students will be more engaged and the final product can be shared with a large audience. Students in the Online Leadership program run by Global Kids partnered with the New York Public Library and created digital stories. Their stories were presented at an annual festival for the public were they engaged their audience with the use of technology and displayed what they had learned and been able to do.
I wish I had quick time so I could have placed this video in my blog but unfortunetly I do not.
http://www.dtc.scott.k12.ky.us/technology/digitalstorytelling/garth911_T1.mov
You can also find more digital stories that students created from Georgetown, Kentucky at:
http://www.dtc.scott.k12.ky.us/technology/digitalstorytelling/studentstories.html
Reference:
Czarnecki, K. (2009). How digital story telling builds 21st century skills. Library Technology Reports, 45 (7), 15-19
One of the important value added aspects of digital story telling is the fact that these stories can be shared. Giving students the opportunity to share what they have created with more than just the teacher is a feature that improves the entire learning experience by a large measure. In my experience, students become so much more invested in work that they plan to share with peers. This is what is important to the students.
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