Digital Storytelling

Uses and Benefits in Ms. Middleton’s Reading Room

What is Digital Storytelling?

It’s basically a way to digitally communicate a series of events or give

information using pictures, videos, and/or audio.

How do I do that?Simple! Digital stories can be made

using self-produced pictures and videos, or properly used material from the Web. There are many

presentation programs like PowerPoint, Keynote, Prezi,

MovieMaker that can be used to create digital stories.

So I can use it with my students??

YES

What could my Reading students use digital stories for??

To create study guidesTo complete projects and assignmentsTo show relationships between events, and characters in a storyTo visually show an interpretation of a textTo illustrate test-taking strategiesAnd many more!!

What’s the benefit?Students can become more digitally literateStudents can work collaborativelyStudents benefit from varied instructionStudents with disabilities can have accessIt touches on a variety of learning stylesAnd many more!

Will YOU use it??