Digital Storytelling

Dgital storytelling - is a new way of telling storys. Awhile back students would get up in front of the class after going on holidays and talk about what they did, teachers now can make it more interesting and get their students to over the first week get together and organise a digital story of what they did on their holidays.

This also allows students and teachers to become more creative in ways of assessment; teachers can get their students to creatively do a digital story on many different aspects like:
Personal Narrative
A work of fiction
A Book review, A Bookfomercial, A Book Trailer or a Book Talk
A documentary
A Persuasive/Public Service Announcement
Clay or Stop Animation
A new ending to a well known story
The True Story behind the story (in the fashion of The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!)
Teach a Unit of Instruction
An Interview
A Poem - Use this Fill in the Blank poem creator, then create your digital story based on the poem.
A Photo Field Trip
A Rebus Story
A Class (or individual) Show and Tell

"Digital Storytelling" URL: http://old.lubbockisd.org/sfirenza/storytelling/

And using digital storytelling uses the following skills:

Writing Skills
Construct a story
Sequence and Summarize
Edit and Proofread
Use descriptive words
Use words to create imagery
Speaking and Visual Skills

Show clear expression and enunciation
Learn projecting and phrasing
Communicate ideas
Engage the audience
Match images with voice
Match music with script


Technical Skills
Implement DS software
Use a digital camera/video camera
Scan pictures and objects
Record voice and music
Import Internet Images

Personal Development Skills
Enhance self-confidence
Build community
Establish observational skills
Develop social skills


Dyck, Brenda. "Digital Storytelling: Igniting New Life into Writing." Classroom Connect Newsletter (2005): 16-17.

Relate : the children relate the topics back to something that they are interested in
Create : the children and the teacher come together in the planning of the digital storytelling; planning a storyboard so the digital story would make sense. Then the students are able create their digital story through the many medias online.
Donate : the students are then asked to show their digital story to the class and/or parents.