Ch. 2: Defining and Discussing Digital Storytelling

Ohler's discussion topics about how to create a digital story were extremely useful. For example, in the discussion regarding story type, purpose, or impact, Ohler suggested teachers to define what genre or metaphor will be used for a digital story. By doing so, students will have a clear focus for their creation of a digital story. This suggestion is a great way to start incorporating digital storytelling (DST) in my classroom. Since persuasive writing is an important genre that my students must employ, I can integrate Ohler's recommendation almost immediately. Although I am still apprehensive to jump into DST because of the lack of equipment, I can at least have my students begin their storytelling with the defined purpose in mind.