Topic: Animals
Target: Primary two Students
Aim: To Identify Animals Names
Digital story by "photo story 3 for Windows".
Links: http://iln.cite.hku.hk/com/1374/users/swryuen/Animalsversion2.wmv
Reflection on Digital Storytelling:
Advantages of Animals Digital Storytelling:
1. New way of expression supported by technology.
2. Increase students’creativity and collaboration.
3. Development of traditional literacies and digital fluency.
Animals Digital Storytelling Features:
-Provide information about Animals
-Background Music
-Introduces Animals Name
1. Select Topic-Animals
2. Conduct Research (Reading Books)
3. Design Storyboard (Choose Animals)
4. Collect Materials (Collect Clipart and photos)
5. Develop Story (Add sound and assemble pictures)
6. Export Video
Educational Use of Digital Story:
We can use Digital Story in many ways. Teachers can introduce students to conduct research, synthesize information and gain expertise in the use of digital communication and authoring tools. According to University of Houston, Digital Story contains the following educational goals:
We can use Digital Story in many ways. Teachers can introduce students to conduct research, synthesize information and gain expertise in the use of digital communication and authoring tools. According to University of Houston, Digital Story contains the following educational goals:
Educational Goals of Digital Storytelling:
Teachers:
1. Diverse learning styles'
1. Diverse learning styles'
2. Motivation for the students.
3. Gain more Creativity.
4. Promote e-learning.
3. Gain more Creativity.
4. Promote e-learning.
Students:
1. Use the Internet to conduct research ( analyzing and synthesizing).
2. Develop communications skills.
3. Increase computer skills by a variety of multimedia including: text, still images, audio, video and web publishing.
Reference:
University of Houston's Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling: http://www.coe.uh.edu/digitalstorytelling/
