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I found a really interesting article on the internet, The Seven Elements of Digital Storytelling, when I searched Digital Storytelling. This article is a straight forward design of how one’s Digital Storyboard should be.
If I were to teach Digital Storytelling to older, stage 3 classes, I would incorporate this method of instruction into my teaching approach. It is simple and easy to use, with an easy layout that describes what is important to incorporate into the Digital Storyboard.

1. Point of View –> An underlying theme, lives on beyond the story itself

2. Dramatic Question –> Does the guy get the girl?

3. Emotional Content –> Add depth and meaning, connect with others through the addition of emotion

4. The Gift of Your Voice –> It’s you, and it makes your story…

5. The Power of the Soundtrack –> Another opportunity to connect emotionally

6. Economy –> Can you illustrate and tell your story efficiently?

7. Pacing –> Having rythm to sustain interest

*adapted from the Digital Storytelling Cookbook and Traveling Companion.

Lambert, Jow. “Digital Storytelling Cookbook and Traveling Companion”. May 2003. Centre for Digital Storytelling.

Here are some very interesting quotes which I came across and found suited my topic of digital storytelling, as well as technology itself. It really shows the times we are now living in, and how dependent we have become with technology.

“If people aren’t taught the language of sound and images, shouldn’t they be considered as illiterate as if they left college without being able to read or write?”

- George Lucas

“It seems to me that at some point, multimedia expression is going to be like writing: it’s something you don’t leave college without. Kids are very sophisticated in navigating on computers and surfing the internet. I think pretty soon they’re going to have to be as sophisticated in expressing themselves using the media.”

- Dr. Mark Kann
Chair, USC Political Science Department

I believe Dan’s concept for a Metaphor for Learning Movie was cleverly done. I enjoyed his use of visual aids during the well thought about commentary.

I agree with his statement that “knowledge is like food for growing tadpoles; it helps feed their brains and minds and helps tem grow as people”

His final statement was left an interesting thought that “Many kinds of frogs can have the same knowledge and same skills but apply it differently to their lives” Which I believe is a great idea to apply to education. A student will finish their university degree of primary education with all of their peers who have studied for the same amount of years, and many have studied the same subjects. However those students will all use their knowledge in different ways. Not all will go straight to the classroom.

This is a photo which I took of myself while playing around with Photobooth. I have never used it before, so when I discovered what i could create, i became quite interested. It created lots of fun and A LOT of laughs amongst our area in the computers labs!!

This is an imovie, expressing Samantha’s and Talia’s views on a metaphor for learning

Download Video: Posted by talia29 at TeacherTube.com.

Podcast

This podcast was recorded through Garageband. I found this program to be very interesting and a lot of fun to play around with. I believe this would be great for students to use. I had never used it prior to making this podcast, and yet it was relatively straight forward.

Hi! My name is Talia. I am currently studying Primary Teaching at the University of Technology, Sydney. As part of my course I have chosen to study Current Issues in Educational Computing. I believe this subject is vital for any student becoming a teacher, especially with the advancing technologies. During this subject I hope to achieve a better understanding in the ways these technologies may be used. I hope to share my views and new learnings of technology on this blog.