Week 10 Digital Story

I interviewed Jay yesterday and started locating pictures to use for my digital story.  I plan on using Photo Story to create this project.  During his interview, he told me what civil war reenacting is.  I was surprised to find out that civil war reenactors are educators--they educate the public about the particular battle they are reenacting.  I loved listening to his stories.  Those memories are so special to him.  I look forward to putting all of the pieces together to tell his story. 

Double Entry Journal #10

“It was pretty difficult growing up as a Korean kid.  It made me aware of race politics early on in life.” 

The idea that I really liked from this narrative was the idea that this family thought they could escape their bad lives and come to live in a “paradise.”  At first life in America for the young girl was a struggle because of her race.  This concept presented in this personal narrative is quite common.  Many minority students face these struggles, sometimes on a daily basis.  A personal narrative is a great project for students to create.  Students can learn something they didn’t know about each other, which would help students relate to one another.  This would create a cohesive learning environment.

This YouTube video is about a teacher explaining how to teach third grade students to create personal narratives.  Once again, another example of how easy it is to incorporate technology and media at a young age.   

Kim, S. (Writer) (n.d.). Almost paradise [Web]. Retrieved from http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/movie_personal_reflection_01.html

Writing lessons : How to teach personal narrative writing for 3rd grade [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX6SM_JVnQ4

Double Entry Journal #9

“Digital storytelling is the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling. Digital stories derive their power by weaving images, music, narrative and voice together, thereby giving deep dimension and vivid color to characters, situations, experiences, and insights” (Rule, 2009).

Digital storytelling can not only be used to teach critical media literacy, but it can also be used to tell stories that reveal the truth and emotions to a variety of situations.  Many written texts tell stories that provide readers an insight to the situation and try to make them feel a certain emotion, but digital storytelling can provide the viewer with a deeper understanding.  The person creating the video can use colors, pictures and music to visually and auditorally portray emotions.  Sometimes texts can be misleading, but digital storytelling tells no lie. 

The article “7 Things You Should Know about Digital Storytelling” explains what it is, who is using it and why is it being used.  This article not only shares the positives about digital storytelling, but it also points out the down side to digital storytelling. 

The pedagogy of digital storytelling in the college classroom. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.seminar.net/index.php/home/75-current-issue/145-the-pedagogy-ofdigital-storytelling-in-the-college-classroom

7 things you should know about digital storytelling. (2007, January). Retrieved from http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7021.pdf

Week 9 Digital Storytelling

I am going to interview my friend Jay.  The reason I chose him was because he has been civil war reenacting with his father since he was a child. I want to tell his story of how this created a bond between him and his father and his hopes of forming this same bond with his children.

Questions:

·         Explain how you got started reenacting.

·         Elaborate on one of your favorite memories reenacting.

·         How did this hobby create the relationship that you have with your father?

·         Do you hope to form the same relationship with your children?

Double Entry Journal #8

“The whole media literacy enterprise this day, clearly a regular part of this middle school English classroom routine, has taken up about ten minutes of the period.” 

This statement stood out to me because it shows that media literacy can easily be implemented into the classroom.  Curriculum is sometimes over-crowded, but this teacher proves that she found time to teach something that is important.  I also found the different reasons to introduce media literacy interesting.  Some teachers use it to connect the classroom and the culture and others see how themes and issues relate to literature and history.  But no matter how media literacy is taught, all students can learn how to critically analyze all forms of media and text.   

Teaching Story

This site provides tools of digital storytelling to students and combines them with teaching methods to help students tell their own stories. Students can learn video editing and publishing techniques to be digital storytellers.

Hobbs, R. (n.d.). Teaching media literacy: yo! are you hip to this?. Retrieved from http://www.medialit.org/reading-room/teaching-media-literacy-yo-are-you-hip

Teaching story. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.teachingstory.com/

Week 8

Departure From a Love

I liked that this video was centered on a letter.  The letter was written by a boy who personified the city as a girl he was in love with.  Any viewer can learn that one should have pride and be thankful about where they came from.  You will always remember the good and bad things, but you will always call that place your home.  I learned that it is completely acceptable to represent situations and feelings that are not always happy and good.  It gives viewers a chance to completely understand what you are trying to present. 

Digital storytelling can be used to promote critical media literacy.  Digital storytelling involves graphics, images, narration, video clips and music to express a point of view.  So students could create a digital story about their reaction and analysis of a video clip, picture, text, etc.