Digital Storytelling

I read Robin's article with interest as I am presenting on digital storytelling. I was pleased to note that Robin referenced the University of Houston's site on digital storytelling (DS). It was one I came across and was very impressed by when doing my initial research for my group's topic. I was struck by how powerful DS could be.

I am excited by the idea of digital storytelling but found myself at a loss in terms of bringing it to lower grades in a childhood setting. Most of the discussion seems to be centered on the use of DS for older, high school aged children. But with the explosion in technology and the creativity of teachers themselves, my group discovered ways use it in the grades described earlier.

I really enjoyed Robin's article. The author raised a number of issues both pro and con for the use of DS. A good point was raised about the ethics of using copyrighted content and the ethical use of images and materials. This is something that was brought up in our very first class. One of the things that I was really struck by was the number of literacies DS could enhance I believe quite firmly that we are in a digital age whose future is quite volitile in terms of where exploding technologies will take us and that teachers MUST be prepared to understand these technologies for their own and students benefits. I think we are at a point where teachers can shape young minds in ways never imagined. I further believe that the way to begin to imagine how that might be so is to explore these technologies, DS chief among them, to shape how students access and use them.

Sorry for the late post. I just moved!