Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Will Digital Storytelling Increase Motivation and Engagement for All Learners?
As I began my foray into digital storytelling with my Grade 4 students this term, I took some time to assess their existing knowledge as well as their attitudes toward writing. What do they already know or think about digital storytelling? Will it have an impact on their motivation and engagement? What do they feel they need support with? I posed three questions to the students to get a sense of this. The questions were:
- What does “digital storytelling” mean to you?
- What makes a good story?
- What do you like/dislike about Writing Workshop?
Student responses were open, honest and informative. I wonder if and how their ideas and attitudes might shift after their experience with digital storytelling.
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I think your students are really going to enjoy seeing the final product and that will make them appreciate the process they had to go through.
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I think you will find your students really enjoy digital storytelling. I think you will see some new creativity from some of the unexpected ones. The end result is a different product than traditional writing activities and I think they will enjoy it.
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