A quote that I found powerful was: "Digital storytelling has the potential to provide youth with opportunities for new sense-making of who they are, using digital stories that incorporate images, text, and sound." (Avila & Pandya, 42-3) I believe that the authors remarks ring true and I agree with them. The diversity of the modern classroom is nearly limitless with students having differences in ethnicity, socioeconomic status, learning abilities and even languages. Yet I believe that this diversity can be an aid in teaching the tolerance that is needed as an adult to students as they age. Digital storytelling can be another avenue that technology can aid in the diversification of our society because it allows for students to tell of themselves to others.
I found a good digital storytelling website at: http://www.inms.umn.edu/elements/
The author of this site breaks down all the components of digital storytelling and it would be a good reference for a teacher that is looking to add digital storytelling to their curriculum.
Reference:
Avila, JuliAnna, Pandya, Jessica Zacher. Critical Digital Literacies as Social Praxis. Peter Lang
Publishing: New York, New York. 2013.
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