Digital Story

What?
We are continuing research and compilation of our digital story this week.

So What?
It is definitely a learning experience for me working on this project.  I have been trying to compare the use of vidcast, powerpoint, and digital stories as I may use them in my classroom.  I know they each have their own uses, strengths, and intentions, but at the beginning I had a hard time differentiating between them in their purpose.  Having experience in all the forms of digital media for the classroom has been good for me to be exposed to the way different media is used.  Digital stories are a fun and creative way to engage students in the classroom and present new information, or elaborate on deeper content.

Now What?
I think that the more exposure and experience we get in digital media the more likely we will be to use it in our classroom.  The downside that I see for myself is that it seems to take me a long time to create a simple 3-5 minutes story. There is so much that goes into research, compilation, copyright, image order, text, music and voice over.  In order to justify spending this kind of time on a short creation, I would want to make sure it was engaging, correct, and meaningful. Something I could keep from year to year and share with other teachers.  Collaboration is so much easier with technology, it is a great asset to our teaching.  I intent on implementing digital stories into my classroom in a gradual process.  Through the months and years, I can increase my digital story library, just as I will my text library.  The are of equal asset and importance to a teacher for different subject and teaching styles.