Digital Stories

A Journey Through the Rain Forest

I felt this digital story was very well done. It is very important to have the students actively involved. They were able to write, narrate and illustrate the video. Also I believe the students in this class probably learned each other's narrative parts from watching the video. Younger students get very excited seeing their work and most likely requested to see the video repeatedly. This was a very effective method to teach students about the rain forest.

Home Used to be a Place

I enjoyed this video. It was a very touching, emotional video that made viewers aware of the sacrifices our military are making so that we have a home here.

Applications

The use of digital stories is a powerful tool. Creating a digital story helps support higher order learning skills. The creation of a digital story is a good tool for the kinesthetic learner and watching digital stories appeals to both visual and auditory learners.

I plan on using this tool in my Business Education classes. One application might be for an entrepreneurship class. After the students decide on what type business they want to start, they could create a digital story showing the steps of opening the business or showing the steps of creating a product to sell. Personally, I am looking forward to making digital stories for myself.