Ch. 1: Confessions of a Digital Storytelling Teacher

I found that Jason Ohler's revelation, "digital storytelling allows today's students to pursue academic content in their own language," (pg. 10) juxtaposes traditional storytelling with today's generation of media multitaskers. As chapter 1 pointed out, storytelling is evident in all aspects of life. Thus, students must be able to tell their story in a way that is most comfortable for them. Many of my 6th graders groan when asked to write about their break in their writing journals. However, if I assign the same activity as a post via our class blog, many students complete meaningful reflections of their time off. As a teacher, I believe that it's my job to facilitate this process of storytelling using technology.

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