Sunday, March 24, 2013

In a Digital Storytelling World....

Digital storytelling is not a new form of storytelling, in fact according to this digital story telling website it has been around since the early 1990s thanks to pioneer, Joe Lambert.  As the name suggests digital storytelling is the art of telling story through technology.  Normally the story is between 2 to 10 minutes in length and the author will use a variety of multimedia in order to further enhance the story.  There are 7 major elements that are needed which include point of view, a dramatic question, emotional content, the gift of your voice, the power of the soundtrack, economy and pacing.  These elements help to make a digital story more powerful for the viewer.  This art form can be used not only by educators but also by students.  Several uses of this tool for student learning include but are not limited to the following:

  1. Students can create their own stories in the target language about various topics.
  2. Students can work collaboratively with a group to create a chain story (one in which one person starts the story and then the next person continues it).
  3. Students can create a book report/prezi based on a teacher made digital story in the target language.  

1 comment:

  1. I hope this tool and other story-telling tools will prove useful in helping your students meet your objectives.

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