Chronicle

(above: Digital Storytelling Training Course)

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I thought this was a fitting way to end since it is an example of constructionism as well as being a project I have had to do for one of my subjects. This article is quite a sweet story of how a classroom teacher used imovie to make his class realise they all had stories to tell. The task they undertook was to to create a story centred around a place where the student feels safe. Amazingly, at the end 99% of the students considered themselves writers as opposed to the 60% who did before doing the task. I felt this story which probably isn’t all that uncommon was really lovely. For students to be in an environment where they are learning constructively and they feel safe enough to share these personal reflections is very special and something I hope to achieve in my own class one day.

The steps are basic and the technology is user friendly although I prefer Photostory 3 and I am ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENT (I don’t think I’ve said that before) that I can use this technology.