“To address the most important issue first: there is no such thing as digital storytelling. There’s only storytelling in the digital age. . .Digital is not the difficult part in digital storytelling. Storytelling is.” ~ Jasper Visser
After developing and facilitating a digital storytelling exploratory course for middle schoolers for nine years, I am rejoicing in the fact that digital tools have been getting easier and easier to use.
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Loading...As an instructional technology specialist, educator, and avid technology user, I am always on the look out for free applications to use. I have been specifically interested in finding FREE online ways to create and share slideshows and video. One of the activities we were asked to do as a final “summary of learning” was to create a reflection artifact of our #etmooc learning experience.…
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When I started writing this post I titled it “iBooks in Education” but then revised it to what you see above. The reason for doing so is that the excitement I have about iBooks is grounded in what it empowers students to achieve in Project Based Learning(PBL) or Inquiry Based Learning(IBL), structured by an Understanding by Design(UbD) framework, empowered with current technologies.…
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I’ve mentioned previously that I worked with a number of colleagues developing a technology catalyst team last year. Our primary goal was to use technology in a meaningful way, to foster engagement while reaching outcomes but also, teaching students about digital fluency and their role in achieving it. …
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