Digital Storytelling

The articles for class really provoked me to think about the uses of technology within my classroom. I am an assistant teacher in a special education setting and while every now and then a movie clip is shown or the kids are asked to type up a piece of their writing, technology is not a large part of the learning experience. After reading these articles, I am convinced that technology could be and should be incorporated into the classroom in many other ways. Through digital storytelling alone kids can become active, engaged participants in their learning. Digital storytelling can be used to introduce a topic (YouTube video), help kids organize their thoughts and ideas (ComicLife), or understand a story in an in depth manner, the options are endless. I look forward to presenting these ideas to my head teacher and working with her to add some of this technology into our classroom.