Using Digital Storytelling
- 1. Using Digital Storytelling How can we use it in a math class?
- 2. What is digital storytelling The use of a computer and its software tell stories, give presentations, show videos, give lectures and many other activities.
- 3. What makes digital storytelling different from telling a story? Traditional Reading a book Doing a presentation from a podium Lecturing in front of a blackboard Having to be in the room to tell the story Digital Recording a lecture and showing it later Showing interactive slides for a presentation Lecturing from anywhere and showing to a class later
- 4. Digital storytelling has many uses How can a math teacher use storytelling in a classroom? Isn’t storytelling for Language Arts?
- 5. Video taping lectures If a teacher can not be in class, it is a great resource for substitute. Students will not loose times with teacher Will not waste time with busy work Substitute will not struggle with assignment
- 6. Demonstrating homework Students will have a live resource to review homework Parents will be able to how problems are done Great review for exams
- 7. Example of solving problem
- 11. Parents can see “inside” classroom Parents are often uninformed about what goes on in classroom A live lecture can allow them to see teacher and how he/she is instructing
- 12. How can it help keep students interest? Students enjoy a more than just blackboard lectures Something different can keep their attention
- 13. Students love math class with digital storytelling
- 14. Keeping notes Teacher can keep notes so he/she can look back and see if lessoned worked The teacher can share lesson with others
- 15. Alternative assessment Often math is not creative Creative students can use digital storytelling Can create projects Allow students to solve math problems with digital storytelling
- 16. Tools for digital story telling Power point most traditional medium Data projectors Projects image from computer screen onto large screen (Shelly 2008) Interactive whiteboards An interactive presentation system (Shelly 2008)
- 17. Summary for digital storytelling for math classroom Recorded lectures for substitutes Homework help Parental observation Recorded record for future use Keeping students attention Alternative assessments
- 18. Work cited Shelly, G. B.& Thomas, C. J. & Randolph, G. E. & Gunter, G. A. (2008). “Integrating Technology and Digital Media in the Classroom” Course Technology: Boston Massachusetts