Reflection #5

In class this week we focused on narration and storyboarding. We discussed how our digital story needs to have a strong opening and closing, and follow a format that presents information clearly. I learned that there are three goals when creating a digital story, they are to inform, influence, and touch. Through the use of narration, music, and images these three goals can be met. A digital story contains various elements. Some of these elements are point of view, dramatic question, emotional content, economy, pacing, voice, soundtrack, types of communication. The element of voice consists of three types, they are narrative, informative, and persuasive.

Moving on, I want to touch on storyboarding. Storyboarding is the process of organizing images, text, motion, interviews, and music. As I storyboard it allows me to visualize how my story will be put together. My personal storyboard contains/will contain images, narration, music, transitions, and citations. Storyboarding can be a wonderful aid in the process of creating a digital story.

I am so excited to use digital stories in my career as an educator. One way that I might use digital stories with my students would be as an assignment, what a great way to see what students know. I might also use it to set up a lesson, or hook my students on a certain topic. I could also use it to enhance previously created lesson plans, give them an extra touch. There are countless ways that digital stories can be used in the education process from both the side of educator and student. Digital stories are a wonderful medium, that I am thrilled to be learning about.