1. DIGITAL
STORYTELLING
By: Melissa MacFerren
EME 5050

2. In the Classroom
100 years ago, students’ desks were nailed to the
floor facing the teacher.
The teacher had a blackboard, books, and the
spoken word to engage students.
No differentiated instruction.
No different learning styles acknowledged.

3. Over Time…
Through the years, not only has the material in
classrooms changed, but the classrooms
themselves have!
Teachers have changed the way they teach to
accommodate the change in the times
and the different styles of learning.

4. Today’s Student
These days, students are surrounded by
technology.
Teachers have to come up with creative ways to
keep students interested and engaged.

5. Digital Storytelling
Digital storytelling is telling a story using a
combination of computer-based audio (like
music or narration), videos, images, or text.
One can tell the same story verbally, but digital
storytelling has extra stimulating components to
appeal to all of the senses.

6. Using Digital Storytelling
as a Teaching Aid
A teacher could read “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” to
students as an effective teaching tool…
Or, that same teacher could tell the story
digitally, like this:
<iframe width="640" height="360"
src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/doyv0fL
0YJw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

7. Using Digital Storytelling
as an Assignment
Students can make their own digital
storybooks, either independently,
or in pairs or groups.
They may be worked on during class time and
presented to the class when complete.
It engages our tech savvy students of today, and
presents them with the opportunity to complete an
assignment that they can be proud of.

8. A Great Hook!
Whether used as a teaching tool by the
instructor, or assigned as an activity for students
to complete, digital storytelling is an engaging
and effective way to tell a story!
It captures the audience’s attention, appeals to all
types of learners, is great across all curriculum,
and enhances comprehension.