A picture says 1000 words… so how many words does a video say?
UIT tells us that Ditigal Stories [are] in the classroom. UIT features the story of Maddie Buras after Katrina swept through her town of New Orleans. She says about making a digital story “It forced me to be very concise, yet to strongly convey my personal feelings.”
Digital Stories used a combination of audio and visual to bring the audience into the story. Students and teachers can give their personal stories and others are more likely to listen as the information is being presented in an interactive format.UIT says that students need to prepare in advance before completing Digital Stories as they may become distracted with the technology and forget the story they are trying to tell!
Digital stories reminds me of teacher at a school I did practicum at who used to carry his laptop around with him all the time… He had so many videos and stories saved on his lap top that he would play for the students to keep them interested. Anytime he was unable to do an experiment due to safety requirements he’d find the experiment online and go through the proceedure and results with the students online… Students loved it!
YouTube ”Exploding Bubbles” from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLXzdjnOeCw
