The art of digital storytelling and its benefits.

1. By: Leslie Weitermann
March 13, 2015
EME 5050

2. “Digital storytelling is the
practice of using
computer based tools to
tell stories.”
Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/page.cfm?id=27&cid=27&sublinkid=29

3. There are many types of Digital Storytelling:
 Podcast
 Wikis
 Video
 Animation
 Slide shows
 Power point Presentations

4. 1. Point of View
2. A Dramatic Question
3. Emotional Content
4. The Gift of voice
5. Soundtrack
6. Economy
7. Pacing
Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/page.cfm?id=27&cid=27&sublinkid=29

5. Digital Storytelling allows students:
 To express their creativity
 To develop their communication skills
 To share their thoughts and ideas to an
audience
 To develop 21st century skills
 To capture their attention

6.  Teachers can use digital storytelling
throughout the curriculum.
 Digital storytelling is a great way to engage
your students’ in learning by capturing their
attention.
 Teachers can use digital storytelling to read
stories in a fun and exciting way!

7. " Digital storytelling can be a
potent learning experience
that encompasses much of
what society hopes that
students will know and be
able to perform in the 21st
century. “
- Bernard Robin

8. University of Houston(2008). The Educational
Uses of Digital Storytelling. Retrieved March
13, 2015 from
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/