I am very interested in digital storytelling for so many reasons. Most practically, I have been working for several years with my first grade classes on an arctic animal research project, and I have noticed we need to add some excitement final presentation! The digital storytelling medium, with its simplicity of text, is perfect for our primary students. One year, we were able to make a movie with the green screen and it was much more engaging than simply writing a report. However, when our technology specialist left, his assistance and the green screen left too! Since then, I have wondered about using a tool to create digital stories that they could share with one another. I am so happy that I now know where to look and have resources to create these stories, especially next year when we get ipads in the library.
As mentioned in the articles, this medium is not only an enjoyable expression, but an important tool for supporting student writing and technological fluency. This presentation method also seems to be authentic as our professional worlds embrace this type of format more and more.
What tools did you explore? I think there would be some good matches for your arctic animal project, which sounds like a lot of fun.
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