Monday, October 15, 2007

Digital Storytelling

As we talk more about digital storytelling, the whole process makes more sense to me. The activity we completed in class really helped me to understand that a digital story is more then just digital pictures; it tells a story, rather than simply displaying pictures.
I liked Amanda’s idea of documenting the process of an activity that the children do, and creating a digital story from that.
I continue to struggle to fit everything that I want to do with the children, as we are currently focusing on letters, (Handwriting Without Tears), social skills, and name writing. However, I am going to be thinking about the upcoming activities and how I can incorporate a digital story.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

If money were no object, you could perhaps teach handwriting using a whiteboard projector like SmartBoard or Mimio. You can buy a writing tablet where students can "write" on it with the special pen and it shows up on the screen. Just a neat idea to integrate :).

Dr. C said...

Keep thinking about the possibilities - especially with younger children the aspect of telling stories and visualizing those stories are central to their literacy development.