Description of Photostory 3 and its benefits and uses in the classroom.

1. Kim C. Hopkins
ED 556-Models & Theories II
Averett University
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2. *User-friendly
*Easily accesible- many Windows users have it
*Promotes collaborative learning opportunities
*Enaging for students and teachers
*Create audiovisual presentations out of photos or
images
*Crop, rotate, edit pictures, personalize with
captions/titles, add sound effects, narration, &
music
*Files can be sent by email
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3. *
Powerful
• Promotes the 3 E’s: Efficient, Effective, &
Engaging
• Take pictures during a field trip and create a
photostory to extend learning
• Digital storytelling opportunities

4. *Practical-enhances learning
*Alphabet & number recognition
activities
*Phonological awareness lessons
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5. *
*Flexible
*Cross-curricular use
* Sequencing skills-Oral Language
* Oral History projects-Social Studies
* Life cycles-Butterflies-Science
* Number recognition-Math
* Also can be used as an Assessment tool
* Can be used as digital portfolio to collect and organize
student’s work to document developmental progression with
families through face to face conferences or social media
communication.

6. *Enhances oral language, vocabulary, phonological
awareness, letter knowledge, early word
recognition, and print and book awareness skills.
*Teachers can create meaningful learning
experiences where students can be exposed to
animal/objects that they have not seen in person.
*Consider audio and visual learners
*Create visual cues for students with limited or no
verbal language skills
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7. *Teachers are knowledgeable of content and
curriculum when implementing integrated
lessons.
*Having a sound knowledge of goals/objectives
of lessons helps teachers make better decisions
on the type of digital tool they choose to
incorporate into the lesson.
*Digital tool used should extend or expand on
the content learning instead of just including
technology as an extra activity.
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