Digital Storytelling
If you are interested in motivating your students to write in an innovative, creative, engaging and tech savvy way, my classmate Chrissia Haughton created a Relevant and Innovative Learning Scenario (RILS) that demonstrates how to introduce ComicLife in primary grades, K-2 , in a fun, unique and comical kind of way!
Visit Educator Studio to see how Chrissia Haughton
- Introduces the software ComicLife to teachers and students
- Creates a unique storyboard about penguins using students very own pictures
- Receives comments about what I and others thought about her innovative lesson that is adaptable for any classroom in so many ways
Here is the link, just click and read your way to making your own comic today!
http://educatorstudio.com/lessons/lets-make-comic
While you are at Educator Studio, you might as well check out another fun lesson on using emergent technology for digital storytelling in the primary grade classroom.
Read another classmates RILS that shares an additional tech savvy way 1st grade teachers can teach sequencing and retelling using a cool emergent tool found at www.storyjumper.com . See how April Woosley takes a fundamental primary grade activity for assessment and upgrades the old cut and paste version of ordering parts of a story in a tech savvy 21st century way.
Visit Educator Studio to see how April Woosley:
- Step’s up her authentic reading comprehension activities by going digital
- Uses Story Jumper to connect Digital Story Sequencing purposefully within students everyday life
- Foster’s collaboration and communication in the classroom using digital story telling to retell their story in their creative way.
Here is the link to April Woosley’s “tech savvy” lesson. Send her a comment and let her know what you a think!
http://educatorstudio.com/lessons/clever-1st-grader-who-swallowed-story
Reflective Connection's with Christina Wilson 