Once Upon a Time (in a Digital World)...

Simply put, digital storytelling takes "old time" narration and marries it to a technology application and makes it POP! In 7 Things You Should Know About Digital Storytelling, it states:


"People tell stories to teach beliefs and values to others."


How better than to connect to someone (or a group of people) than with a story or personal narrative? How many meetings have you attended where a speaker provides a humorous anecdote or personal story to give credence to the subject to which he/she is speaking? Digital Storytelling takes it up a notch, so to speak. It can be as simple or as complex as the speaker would like. I remember when PowerPoint presentations were the height of sophistication. Now there are sites like Prezi or SlideShare so those types of presentations are much more portable.

photo by karathepirate

Digital Storytelling can be used in a multitude of ways and in a multitude of formats to connect our students to a world that is so beyond what they know in their neighborhood, town, city, or region. So...let's get connected!!