Digital Storytelling in the Classroom Reading

Reading the text about digital storytelling is a lot to take in.  Coming into this class I had never heard of digital storytelling, so I had zero background knowledge.  Reading the text about digital storytelling is very overwhelming, but a nice source of information.  There's a lot to consider when it comes to digital storytelling and especially if you are going to use in the classroom.  Digital storytelling is a great opportunity for students to experience something they more then likely wouldn't get during their school career.  It also can be a great outlet for students to really expression themselves where otherwise with just written word they would never be able to. With that presenting digital storytelling to a class is not a cut and dry process.  Teachers need to be ready to defend what they maybe doing in class to administrators, other teachers, parents, and even students.  They need to have a clear and to the point plan with a clear and to the point rubric.  Teachers also need to make sure that students are following the same process of writing a story if they were to be writing a  story with just a pen and paper.  There is a lot that goes a long with digital storytelling.  However, if used correctly and planned out digital storytelling can be a wonderful, fun, new source for students to use!