The Art of Digital Storytelling

1. AROUND THE CAMP FIRE….
The art of storytelling has always been and probably will remain a
cornerstone tool of information sharing in human learning activities.
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2. ACCORDING TO BERNARD R ROBIN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, DIGITAL
STORYTELLING HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL TOOL FOR BOTH
STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS.

3. SO AS THE INFORMATION OF THE WORLD TURNS AND GET
FASTER…

4. INTEGRATION OF DIGITAL MEDIA IN THE CLASSROOM WILL ALLOW US TO
BRIDGE SOME OF THE EDUCATIONAL GAPS TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND
ALLOW THEM TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TECHNOLOGICAL BENEFITS WHEN
THEY COMBINE INSTRUCTIONS WITH GRAPHICS, TEXT, VIDEO AND IMAGES.

5. CONCEPTS LIKE DIGITAL STORYTELLING GENUINELY SUPPORT
REAL WORLD ISSUES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION AND PROVIDED
ASSISTED DEVICES TO STILL ENRICH INSTRUCTION TO STUDENTS
WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES.

6. IT ALSO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISTANT LEARNER STUDENTS
WHO ARE MORE ADVANCED AND NEED MORE FLEXIBILITY WITH THEIR
EDUCATION.

7. IN MY PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCES…

8. WHEN TEACHING THE SUBJECT OF SLAVERY, STUDENTS DON’T
NORMALLY SHARE STRONG SENTIMENTS WHEN THEY’RE
INITIALLY INTRODUCED TO THE SUBJECT.

9. EVENTUALLY THAT OPINION CHANGES DRAMATICALLY WHEN
THEY ARE SHOWN IMAGES FROM THE AFRICAN COAST, VIDEO
DOCUMENTARY OF THE CROSSING THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND
OTHER ATROCITIES ONCE ARRIVED TO THE U.S. AND SOLD INTO
SLAVERY.

10. IN MY PERSONAL BELIEF, IMAGES ALWAYS DRIVE THE POINT
HOME…

11. IN THE NEAR FUTURE, I HOPE TO DEVELOP MORE TOOLS AND
IDEAS TO MAKE MY STUDENT’S EXPERIENCE MORE HANDS ON
THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.

12. THE IDEA OF ALLOWING STUDENTS TO INTRODUCE NEW
INFORMATION USING MORE DIGITAL STORYTELLING
TECHNIQUES SOUNDS LIKE AN APPEALING NEW TOPIC.

13. I BELIEVE DOING THIS HELP STUDENTS MASTER OTHER EDUCATIONAL
COMPONENTS SUCH AS WRITING ABILITY, ASSESSMENT SKILLS, PROBLEM
SOLVING & ORGANIZATION SKILLS, INTERVIEW & INTERPERSONAL FLAIR AND
ULTIMATELY THEIR PRESENTATION ABILITY…

14. THE CAMP FIRE, WILL NEVER BE THE
SAME…