EDTC 6433 Week 1/Module 1 Reflection
Week 1 question: "What avenues of technology (besides Powerpoint can our 8th graders use when presenting their ideas on their final projects in music?" As described by Bernard R. Robin (2008) in the article “ Digital Storytelling- A Powerful Technology Tool for the 21st Century Classroom”, d igital storytelling “allows computer users to become creative storytellers through the traditional processes of selecting a topic, conducting some research, writing a script, and developing an interesting story” (p. 222). In my 8 th grade curriculum I see this working well as both a method of instruction and an avenue for my students to use in their final projects. My cur rent delivery is a lecture style, one that becomes dull after time. Digital storytelling accomplishes the goal of ISTE 1, allowing a creative method of facilitating learning and providing creative interaction with material. Likewise when the students use digital st...