"...as images push words off the page and as our lives become increasingly mediated by a popular visual culture."
I chose this quote because I think it sums up why digital stories are so powerful and so important to our audiences. Words are no longer enough. To really connect with someone and their story, we want to see images and video; to feel like we are a part of their story. We are more likely to watch a digital story about someone's life than to read an essay about it.
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I chose this image because it goes with what I was saying above: digital stories are a great way to connect with others.
1. How does digital storytelling support academic literacies?
Digital storytelling supports academic literacies because even though you are making a video, there is still writing and problem solving involved. You have to problem solve what you want your message to be and create a storyboard for it. You can have written or verbal text. You either have text scrolling across the screen, or you write a script to be recorded.
2. Now that you have created your own digital story, do you think that using images, words and music to create a message is simplistic compared to traditional alphabetic print based argumentation?
I think creating a digital story is a powerful way to tell a story. The story becomes interactive to the audience because they can view your images and hear text and music. Telling a digital story is more involved than traditional print, but it so much more meaningful. You can really set the tone with music and sound. And you bring the story to life with images.
3. After creating your own digital story, do you see how digital storytelling can help develop a stronger sense of agency in their own lives? Do you think this might have a positive impact on students academic lives? How? Why?
Yes, I believe creating digital stories would have a positive impact on students' lives, both emotionally and academically. They are given the opportunity to use their creativity and really have a voice in their storytelling. I think they will be proud of the finished product, and want to share it with others.
Sources
At Last: Youth Culture and Digital Media: New Literacies for New Times by Glenda Hull in Research in the Teaching of English Journal Vol. 38 no. 3 229-233.
Image obtained from Langwitches Blog. (2013). Retrieved from http://langwitches.org/blog/2008/04/19/digital-storytelling-part-i/
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Congratulations on running the marathon, training takes fortitude and commitment. I really had a hard time hearing your voice, hopefully it is my computer. Your desire to complete came through in your words and pics.
ReplyDeleteYour digital story made me think about how I have worried about obstacles in my past. One thing you might think about changing is to increase the volume of the voice over. The best thing about your digital story is the emotion you give that draws the audience in.
ReplyDeleteYour digital story made me think about.....
ReplyDeleteHow awesome it would be if I could do that!
One thing you might think about changing is.....
Nothing! I enjoyed the whole thing!
The best thing about your digital story is....
When you said "I knew I could do anything if I work hard"
Purpose: 6
ReplyDeleteDramatic Question: 3 I’m not sure how your answer of “I am a runner” answers “What was I thinking?”
Emotion: 6
Economy: 4.5 It isn’t boring, just not at least 3 minutes
Images: 6
Audio: 1 I could barely hear you or your music. It might have been my computer.
Credits: 1
Your digital story made me think about the possibility of me starting to run again.
The things you might think about changing is your question to maybe “Who am I?”.
The best thing about your digital story is that you finished what you started. I respect those who are capable of that.
Your story made me think about toughening up and pushing through the race.
ReplyDeleteI would consider adding slides with words that emphasize your journey.
The best thing I liked was you showing all the types of marathons you ran in and the different environments.
This is a great story of personal triumph. I think there is nothing like running with a large group of people. Also, I knew someone in your photos. Its a small world. Thanks for the great story.
ReplyDeleteYour digital story made me think of how I used to be able to run for distance when I was younger. I would add light music. The best thing I liked is the many friends that you have made to support each other.
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