Digital Storytelling and Photo Story

“Digital Storytelling is the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling. Digital stories derive their power by weaving images, music, narrative and voice together, thereby giving deep dimension and vivid color to characters, situations, experiences, and insights. Tell your story now digitally.” - Leslie Rule, Center for Digital Storytelling

We're just learning to create these "digital stories" here on the mountain.. Elaine sent me another great link that explores Photo Story-- a program for Windows that students can use to combine text, image, sound and even video to tell whatever story they'd like. It's a fun, interactive tool and I'm enjoying exploring this medium myself!

Be sure to check out the post comments-- as there are some really interesting thoughts, stories, and insights being shared there!

What do you think about digital storytelling???

Getting Started

In our technological age, our perception of literacy is in constant flux. As forms of technology and communication evolve, our own media literacy must be malleable as well.
In what ways are we now able to connect and communicate? How can technology serve as a powerful platform to engage an audience? To enable student cooperation and participation? To enact social change-- in your school, your community, your country, your world? In what was has it already done so? How do you see technology affecting social change in the future-- specifically for students growing in the digital age?