7+-+Digital+Storytelling

=Week 7 - Digital Storytelling=


 * Resources:**
 * Activity #7-1 Digital Story
 * Videos and Readings
 * In-Class Resources

At the end of this Learning Topic, you will be able to:
 * Learner Outcomes:**
 * Evaluate the information on digital storytelling to gain understanding of each element used to create digital story and reflect on the importance and purpose of each (activity 1)
 * Plan and create a digital story (activity 2)
 * Critique and evaluate peer digital stories to produce suggestions for improvements (activity 3)

Storytelling has taken place since man began to speak. Before the invention of the printing press, communication mainly took place through word of mouth. Stories carried lessons, information, entertainment and more. In the past 10 years storytelling has gone digital. Our stories are important and gain meaning through the use of digital tools. The addition of images, narration and music personalize our tales and help us add the emotion and relevance we want to pass along to our audience. The engagement factor of creating digital stories is huge; this is a great form of personalized learning. These projects differ from professional productions and videos in that they are more personal and emotional in content. Today’s digital tools allow amateurs to produce very professional looking story projects. Incorporating digital stories into curriculum can be a great motivator, engaging students and peers in production and learning. Writing skills, planning, sequencing, creativity and personal voice are enhanced through this medium.
 * Background/Rationale**

Digital storytelling is evolving from the simple narrated video to forms with interactivity and higher production values. These include websites and online videos created to promote causes, entertain, educate, and inform audiences.