This course will support you as you integrate 21st Century Digital Storytelling pedagogy into a curriculum unit of study. While digital storytelling is often thought of as a literacy activity, it should also be seen as a way to demonstrate understanding in any content area. As the Common Core focuses more on informational texts, digital storytelling allows students an accessible means to present their learning. 

Participants will be introduced to the different ways students can share their learning through technology. Participants will reshape an existing lesson, or build a new one, to include these tools to enhance your teaching and/or your students’ learning. Activities include readings and/or videos, with periods for discussion and reflection. Using Backwards Design theory and a Constructivist approach, you will design a lesson that supports the curriculum by creating a digital storytelling project experience for your students.

Module 1:  In this session, an overview of ‘digital storytelling’ is presented. Daniel Pink’s “A Whole New Mind” will be discussed and reflected upon. 

Module 2:  In this session participants will explore digital storytelling in the classroom, its connection to the Common Core, and how it can impact a student’s ability to show what they know and understand.  

Module 3: This session will have participants digging deeper into digital storytelling in the classroom, providing tips for creating a successful lesson that integrates digital storytelling, and exploring digital comic tools for demonstrating understanding. 

Module 4: In this Module you will learn about ‘digital storytelling’ apps!  You will not only learn about a wide range of apps but will be able to search for tools and resources by learning goal and by mobile device.