Sunday, November 30, 2008
Digital Storytelling - Hawkins
Ebooks and digital storybooks are new technology to me. I am excited to learn about them, and the more I know, the more I see their potential! As with so much in today's world, technology is playing an important role in how we learn and teach. Storytelling through digital medias is a great way to spark the interest of reluctant readers. It can also be a way to share important information in a dynamic, moving, and memorable format. Currently, our media center does not use digital stories or ebooks. Until recently completing the digital story project for this class, I had never used them before either. While working on the digital story project I learned how involved and time consuming the creation process can be. I think media specialist could help eliminate some of the headaches which would surely arise with doing this type of project with students. Media specialist could help set-up the resource kits by gathering quality information and research sources together. The media specialist could also help the teacher instruct students on using Moving Maker. Having students, especially younger ones, create a digital story will be time-consuming and frustrating, but with help/collaboration and proper preparation, the teacher and media specialist can make it work.
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Hollie, I agree that digital storytelling is great, but I found it very time consuming too. I can't imagine how much time it would take for 4th graders to complete this task. I don't know that I could justify all of that time to complete a project like this. I feel like I am always behind as it is, and I don't know how I could find the time to do something like this with my students.
I think that the important thing is to expose students to the process of using this technology. There are a variety of ways that students could work together to create one finished project. While the first time would be challenging, they would learn fast and be more prepared for future experiences with the technology. While we have a great deal to teach, these are the things they may actually remember. It would definitly require having assistance from a willing media specialist.
Hollie,
You make note of a significant roadblock to the creation of digital stories that Dr. Bennett also highlighted in our last F2F as well as in her PPT, and that is that the production of digital stories is very time consuming. They honestly are, rather labor intensive, require a great deal of forethought etc. BUT the end product is so worth the effort. As media specialists, I think we can assist teachers enormously by providing help with the training and planning. Of course, how much aid we can provide depends largely on the size of our school and the amount of responsibilites we have outside of collaborating. I hope, though, that I will be able to guide teachers with projects like the example we created. This technology is so cool and fun. I think many students would really be engaged and learn so much more if they were hands-on with the curriculum.
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