This week we expanded on the visual literacy content we learned last week and also learned about digital storytelling. We were shown a video about the importance of visual literacy and how everywhere we look we see images and most of these images tell a certain story. We also learned that a digital story is a visual-narrative that tells a story through the use of images, videos, and music. We were also taught how to make a digital story on our own using internet resources. It is interesting how a few pictures can actually turn into a story and can be something really meaningful to people. Furthermore, we will be making our own Photoshop project in which we manipulate images to make our own story. This will incorporate both our knowledge of Photoshop and digital storytelling.
This information is important to the field of teaching because it incorporates a lot of creativity. I believe that children should be able to show their creativity in all that they do and digital storytelling is certainly something that allows for this. Digital storytelling is also great for presentation purposes. When preparing a project, students can easily use images, music, and videos to make a presentation more interesting and exciting. Also, digital storytelling is a great way to keep students interested. It is a fun way to do assignments and a fun way to do and compile research.
The website The Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling is great at describing what digital storytelling is and how it related to the field of education. There are numerous examples on this website that incorporate different school subjects. The site also helps and prepares a person to make their own digital story. There is also a section about Web 2.0, which we learned about earlier in this class. This website is certainly educational and is very useful for educators.
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