I have been reading up on digital storytelling over the last week just to familiarize myself with the term and the idea around it. Being a storyteller myself, I really like the idea because it creates a more interactive writing experience for kids who need to be turned onto writing. An article I discovered by Peggy Benton, entitled "The Power of Digital Storytelling in the Classroom" compares storytelling to art. She says there is a sequence to unfolding a story. When we look at digital storytelling, there is the added sequence of not just unfolding the words but also the pictures that go along with it all to create a package. She says: "the process includes planning, writing, editing, illustrating and producing the components so that we communicate the heartfelt essence, not just the events." This is what would hopefully make writing so inspiring to non-writers or special needs students -- the added challenge of incorporating pictures. As many of us are already aware, sometimes when you throw something new and creative at your students that involves working a different aspect of their brain, you learn that it isn't always the regular smarty pants kids that know the answers or do a great job. I can see many special needs students creating wonderful works of art/literature when able to meld words and pictures together on the big screen.
Website consulted for writing this blog:
http://www.edutopia.org
Anastasia Rioux
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