DIGITAL STORYTELLING

IN MIDDLE SCHOOL

MATHDiana Amend

Elements of a Good Digital Story◦ Told in the first person

◦ Story has a point to make or a lesson to be learned

◦ Hook to draw in viewer, tension to keep them engaged

◦ Brief, to the point, and well paced

◦ Uses multimedia to enhance and reveal story details

◦ Multimedia contributes to the story without detracting from it

Adapted from Take Six: Elements of a Good Digital Story by www.digitales.com

Digital storytelling can be used to increase student engagement in the math classroom. Here are

some ideas . . .

Consider A Day Without Math

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Real World Examples◦ Students can apply math skills to

solve real world problems while telling their story

◦ Teachers can use digital storytelling to engage students when applying math to real world problems

◦ Students can write their own math story or solve one provided by their teacher

◦ Students can apply math concepts when retelling an historical event

◦ Teachers can show the historical applications for math

“Math-ter and Commander” by puuikibeach on FlickrCC BY 2.0 License

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Review Math Skills

o Teachers can use storytelling to review skills and concepts

o Students can develop peer tutorials to help classmates and deepen their personal understanding of math concepts

o Teachers and students could make “think aloud” stories to generate and share problem solving strategies

No More

Numbers!

“308.365 Budget” by rbbaird on FlickrCC BY-NC 2.0 License

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Math Vocabularyo Students can create math riddles that use math vocabulary

“Vocabulary – Words are Important” by Dr Noah Lotton FlickrCC BY-NC 2.0 License

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o Students can develop stories that incorporate math vocabulary

Mathematicians Past and Present

◦Students can write and share biographical stories about famous mathematicians

◦Students can research and share stories related to the application of mathematics in the workplace

◦Students can assume the role of mathematician in a Project Based Learning activity. They can share the problem and solution

http://youtu.be/9J0NfUe8PIo