I agree with Ohler's statement regarding the final assessment and reflection of a digital story after students have completed their projects. He suggested the importance of reflecting over the experience of creating DST "to glean what was learned so that the next adventure can be improved" (pg. 157). I think students (and adults) need the opportunity to take a step back and mull over the process for learning to occur.
The author also offers some great questions for students think about such as, "what would you do differently next time?" (pg. 157). This is a significant question because in my experience with Video #1, I realized that it's important to organize all the pictures and transitions within Windows Movie Maker before adding the captions to my story. I struggled with having the right caption match the picture, or having the same caption overlapping into the next picture. I realized that location of the text affected the timing of the pictures, and I couldn't just drag the text to the right "spot" if the picture length was not long enough. Thus, I eventually had to delete the actual caption and retype it. For Video #2, I will add the captions last so that I won't have to waste time re-doing them.
It was automatic for me to reflect on how my video making skills could have been improved. However, for students, that may not come as naturally. Therefore, teachers must provide time for students to reflect on their experience of DST.
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