Digital StorytellingDigital Storytelling

A new and fun way to learn!!!A new and fun way to learn!!!

Digital StorytellingDigital Storytelling

Is a new way to Is a new way to engage students and engage students and enhance their enhance their learning experience. learning experience. Instead of boring one Instead of boring one sided lectures sided lectures teachers now have teachers now have the ability to involve the ability to involve students in the students in the lessons and give lessons and give them hands on tasksthem hands on tasks

Digital Media Digital Media

Teachers and students Teachers and students can use photos, video, can use photos, video, graphics, music, graphics, music, animation, and drawings animation, and drawings to make up their own to make up their own digital story.digital story.Programs like iLife, Programs like iLife, PowerPoint, are PowerPoint, are examples of software examples of software programs that are easy to programs that are easy to use and can help use and can help students create their students create their digital story.digital story.

Cool Facts of Digital StorytellingCool Facts of Digital Storytelling

The story can be told The story can be told around the world using around the world using the web! the web! The use of digital media The use of digital media can increase a students can increase a students ability to retain ability to retain information by 80%!!information by 80%!!It creates a fun learning It creates a fun learning environment where environment where students feel apart of the students feel apart of the class.class.It gives the students the It gives the students the ability to use their own ability to use their own creativity and express creativity and express themselves.themselves.

Reference PageReference Page

Teachers Discovering Computers: Teachers Discovering Computers: Integrating Technology and Digital Media Integrating Technology and Digital Media in the Classroomin the Classroom, 6th Ed., Shelly, , 6th Ed., Shelly, Cashman, Gunter, and Gunter. Course Cashman, Gunter, and Gunter. Course Technology - Thompson Publishing (2010) Technology - Thompson Publishing (2010)