After reading an article on digital storytelling posted by a teacher named Flora Iacchia, I realized that one way to get young students interested in digital storytelling is by allowing them to use the program KidPix. This program would help them illustrate their stories.
In my grade four classroom, many students would ask to play on KidPix after their work was complete. They had so much fun fiddling around with this program, but I never utilized this program to its full potential. The article suggests using a Microsoft Paint Accessory tool which comes free with most Microsoft packages. I thought KidPix would be great because the students seem to generally love the program anyway.
They can come up with a story concept. Flora Iacchia suggests providing students with a theme such as a boy and a girl who appreciate and love nature. Then get them to do whatever they want with those boundaries.
The photo posted about is a slide from Flora Iacchia's digital story called "Be Good to Nature" which combines digital painting with storytelling.
http://www.teachingk-8.com/archives/articles/digital_storytelling_by_flora_iacchia.html
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