Digital storytelling is a modern day approach of the oral and written form of traditional storytelling that dates back to early human history as a way to pass down knowledge and beliefs from generation to generation. As a a proponent of DST, Maria Davenport, director of TIES (Technology Information Education Services: www.ties.k12.mn.us ) explains in the article Show and Tell, how the collaboration of 38 Minnesota school districts work. She believes if kids can collaborate, create and publish their own videos the story is far more meaningful. The TIES Website has many hands-on tools to help teachers produce professional looking videos.
Bolch, Matt. (2008). Show and tell. T H E Journal, 35(8), 28-30. Retrieved from ERIC database.
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"When that story is communicated to someone else, the child has a much more meaningful experience." This is a great statement from the article. I think this is true no matter how the story of a child is communicated, but when they use DST they have a concrete story that can be told over and over again.
Man!! What a great article. When the studnents were being described at the begining of the article, I thought to myself.... those are my kids!! I am sure that if they had such a great success, then I can too!
Bonnie-
That was a great article. I really liked the part where it stated: "That's a lot to take on, and not what you might expect of a class in which four out of five students do not speak English at home and 90 percent receive federally funded free or reduced-price lunches--a group that can be easily categorized as at-risk kids" I thought that part really showed what technology can do. Also in my instructional technology class people constantly talk about in their blogs about how students who do not have the means of technology at home cannot interact. I feel as though this article proves otherwise and that a teacher being comfortable and able to teach the students about technology is all that matters.
I am so glad I'm learning digital story telling this semester. My students are more involved in my lessons!!!
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