BP_6_20091011_Web_2.0_Digital Storytelling

Digital Storytelling (http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/) seemed similar to Garage Band or iMovie in that the concept is to create a story and can be enhanced with music, videos and pictures as well as text.

Students would be able to create their own stories as well as give presentations of historical events. This has proven to be an excellent tool when having my students share and educate fellow classmates on current events.

As an English teacher I try to incorporate a cross curricular approach to education. The events of our world have influenced our writing, our literature, and our lives. We take what we have experienced and what we have been exposed to in order to create our own concepts and ideas.

During a recent research project my students used iMovie to create projects dealing with genocide and its effects, not only on the individuals experiencing it but on those exposed to it through the media. I am excited about introducing my students to digital storytelling and having them create their own stories as well as the stories that shape our lives.

Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling. (n.d.). Retrieved October 9, 2009, from http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/