I was surprised to read this weekend in my hometown paper that a teacher at my former middle school had her students create digital stories for elementary schoolers. What a great use of technology! The eighth graders were excited to use the technology to animate their stories and make them come to life, and the first graders were thrilled to read a story that was interactive.
This project, done by a teacher I remember as always being happy to experiment with technology, shows what the future can look like. It is difficult to get students to read and write in an age when playing video games and surfing the internet are much more entertaining. Making reading and writing digital helps to grab the attention of more students.
I agree, it is important to create an engaging and exciting lesson on reading and writing for students. Today, in 2010, there is a lot of technology that adults and even children use everyday. If we teachers can get our students hooked on reading and writing by incorporating technology in the classroom, then why not use technology in the classroom. Technology is the future and teachers need to learn how to use it in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteI think that digital stories are awesome projects for students to do, and what a great alternative to writing a paper. Digital stories are just as able to convey what students have learned, gives students a chance to research/be the "expert" on a topic, integrate the use of technology, and so creative as well. It's pretty amazing what technology has to offer :)
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