What is the potential value of digital storytelling in elementary education?

1. USING DIGITAL STORIES
IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
BY SANDI STRATTON GONZALEZ

2. Digital Stories provide multiple
lenses through which to
present, view, interact with and
reflect on content, and to
assess student work.

3. MOTIVATION
 A digital story can capture students
attention and motivate them to focus on a
lesson

4. PRESENTING INFORMATION
Digital Stories can introduce and present content,
and sequence information, in a visually and aurally
engaging way.

5. DIGITAL
STORY
TELLING CAN
SUPPORT
GROUP WORK

6. AND IS A GREAT WAY FOR
STUDENTS TO PRESENT RESEARCH

7. THROUGH
DIGITAL
STORIES
STUDENTS
CAN TELL
TALL TALES

8. OR
CREATE A
‘HOW TO’

9. STUDENTS CAN ASSESS THEIR OWN AND
EACH OTHER’S WORK BY
CREATING, VIEWING AND RESPONDING
TO DIGITAL STORIES.

10. TECHNOLOGY FOR A
MULTI-TASKING GENERATION
Digital stories can engage our multi-
tasking students. Consumers of moving
images and sound, many students are
also versed in social media. Digital
stories provide them a way to integrate
these skills and experience.