“Ten years ago, a project like this would have been to complex and expensive to be within the reach of most 6th graders. But media-based stories are now everyone’s to create. And with the Internet as an international stage, they are everyone’s to watch and enjoy.”
I agree with Jason Ohler, ten years ago there were so many things different in technology. Computers were larger, Cell phones were nowhere near as advanced as now and the internet wasn’t used as interactively as it is today. It is amazing to be able to supply our students with the future of knowledge that we ourselves didn’t have. To be able to create media-based stories using a computer is exciting in its own right, but to be able to share them with the world is just exhilarating.
By using media tools from the internet to create such media-based stories is a great way to pull the students in and help them become more enthusiastic in English class. By allowing the student to make a video the project becomes more personal and much more in-depth. It makes the student want to do the research for the project, such as the research done on the first media-based stories shown in class. Doing the research for a history video is much more exciting than doing the research for a history paper. It is great to be able to allow technology in every subject and this is a great way to introduce it to English.
Related Material: http://youtu.be/tZPUWBP9fXE
References:
Ohler, J. (2005). The world of digital storytelling. Retrieved from http://www.jasonohler.com/pdfs/digitalStorytelling Article1-2006.pdf
lynross1984, J. (Designer). (2011). Jeremy's photo story of his kindergarden year! . [Web Video]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZPUWBP9fXE&feature=related
I feel the same way you do about research. If a student is researching material for a paper they are going to simply spit back information they found. If they are researching material to make a digital story, they are going to get into the information and really learn it.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I think the students are going to learn more through a project like this. The whole idea of digital storytelling is exciting. I believe the students will retain more of what they have learned by doing this. It will make an impact and they will never forget the experience.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad everyone seems to being understanding the power of digital story telling as a tool for learning! Great discussion!
ReplyDeleteI think children would just love knowing that the world could see their work. To me,it may inspire the chidlren to work hard and be more creative.
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