Journal Entry # 10

An engaging, multimedia-rich Digital Story can serve as an anticipatory set or
hook to capture the attention of students and increasing their interest in exploring new ideas.

Digital Storytelling is one of my favorite lessons. The students get excited that they get to use the combination of images and audio to explore and explain a topic. Many of the students like the idea that they can tell the story or present ideas and concepts through the use of media and explain what needs to be said, without psychically getting up in front of the class and speaking in front of their class mates.

This is a great quote - it explains how the use of multimedia and digital storytelling can engage our students by grasping their attention and increasing http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.giftheir motivation to participate. As I have seen in many of my classes my students are very interested in exploring and learning new ideas. They enjoy being provided with the basic information and having the opportunity to further explore. By using digital story telling we are not only allowing them to explore information and learn through that, but we are giving them ownership by allowing them to create a product. The students are creating a multimedia project in which they are "teaching" their classmates what they have learned. They have the ability to use their creativity and have fun while both learning and teaching others. This is a great way to reinforce information from different points of views, or even cover a chapter by assigning each student certain areas of study.

This video really explains how Digital Story Telling is beneficial in the Educational Setting.


Dishmoptop. Digital Story Telling . 2008. Video . You TuWeb. 25 Nov 2011. .