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Teachers are always looking at different way to engage students and make things more fun for them. Digital story telling is something that I have seen firsthand in the school system. When I was an Educational Assistant plenty of schools used resources such as YouTube to have the students listen to stories during lunch time, or when a teacher had a designated story time. I even witnessed a teacher with a speaker system and would use a microphone to read a story for the entire class to hear.
There are some possibilities with bringing this technology in the classroom. First it can help with illiteracy rates, depending on the video being used, there could be words broken down, highlighted, or enlarged in a way a traditional book would not have. There can also be follow along function. I have even heard of using a tablet so the student can interact with the words and pictures while they are on a bigger screen.
Having digital story telling in classrooms also employs duel coding theory, whereas children are able to have visual and verbal cues at the same time. This method allowed students to retain information easier. Digital story telling creates a more immersive experience for everyone involved as well. Movement and music can be added to the story to essentially make it a movie. Movement and music can also help students retain more information as well.
While children are able to comprehend the information better through digital story telling, it also creates a sense of meaningful and active listening. When children are engaged with the subject at hand they are more likely to have an emotional response to the information and when they are actively listening it allows them to understand the material better. All of this leads to better grades for the students and more enjoyment for everyone in the classroom.
As students get older as well, educators can allow students to do their own digital story telling and create presentations for others in their class. It allows them to further understand the process of digital story telling while engaging with different multimedia techniques.
Digital story telling is some thing has a firm place in the education system and I believe it will replace traditional story telling due to the benefits. It will be interesting to see where the future of digital story telling takes us, could we possibly see AR story telling?
Sarah,
Fantastic blog post and screen-casting video! While reading your blog, you mentioned some really interesting points. Firstly, the idea that this technology can help with illiteracy rates. Ive never really thought of the aspect and how this technology can further enhance the learning process of reading traditional books. Definitely very insightful and gets me thinking of the utilization of this tech in the classroom setting.
I completely agree that digital story telling is a form of Dual Coded Theory. I can also understand the benefits you mentioned. Digital story telling has the ability to take learning to the next level, as mentioned in previous weeks. I like the comparison you identify between digital story telling and being able to retain more information, very interesting!
Lastly, very good question at the end! The idea of digital story telling used with AR is a very fascinating thought. Overall, very good and informative post on digital story telling and its role in the classroom setting. Great job!