Implementing Digital Storytelling in the

Classroom

Rhonda GibsonEDUC 7101

Dr. Willis

Need for Digital Storytelling Digital stories include media such as

animation, video and audio clips to tell a story

Digital storytelling brings content alive Students enhance their technology and

writing skills when they participate in and create digital stories

Teachers and students can create digital stories to share information

Research University of Houston: The Educational uses of Digital

Storytelling. Retrieved December 30 from: http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/

Center for Digital Storytelling. Retrieved December 30 from: http://www.storycenter.org/index1.html

Digital Storytelling in Scott County Schools. Retrieved December 30 from:

http://www.dtc.scott.k12.ky.us/technology/digitalstorytelling/ds.html

Digital Storytelling from Wikipedia. Retrieved December 30 from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_storytelling

Development Lack of equipment necessary to

produce digital stories Digital stories can be rather time

consuming Lack of training on software used to

produce digital stories Lack of software such as PhotoStory 3,

Movie Maker/i-movie (video stories), Premiere Pro (video stories),

Intended Audiences

Anyone who desires to spice up stories they tell using media

Effective in K-12 classrooms and beyond

Commercialization

K-12 teachers, administrators, and school personnel

Students in K-12 and beyond All audiences interested in telling

stories using media to enhance their story