“Digital storytelling incorporates a variety of multimedia such as audio narration, music, video, and still images to tell a story.”
"Digital storytelling has taken the educational world by storm, due in part to the power it has to engage and motivate the learner. Digital storytelling can also be used by any age group from pre-k to college level. Young children can be involved in the making of a digital story in a variety of ways, such as taking photographs with a digital camera, acting out scenes, drawing pictures and scanning the images, and narrating the story with their own words. When the students are involved in the creation of the digital story it becomes very meaningful to them and, thus, a very effective teaching tool."
Formative Assessment in the preschool classroom using Digital Storytelling
Early Childhood Teacher: Digital Storytelling
I love this idea! As I was reading I had a brainstorm--we have a Kindergarten night coming up in April, during which parents of incoming Kinders come to learn what the program is like. How cool would it be to have students take a digital camera around with them all day to document "A Day in the Life of a Kindergarten Student." No if I can only figure out how to provide a voice thread so students can narrate as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Karen!