March 2- Digital Story #1

I never really understood what a digital story was. It is interesting to see how they are used. I learned a lot more about different subjects and events by simply watching the few digital stories that we viewed in class. It is neat to me to see how displaying information in the digital story allows for a lot of different types of media to portray the event or subject matter in personal, different, and unique ways.
Using the digital story as a way of introduction to a particular subject would be very useful. Many of the ones we watched were very powerful and left you wanting to know more or see more. Utilizing this tool would be a great benefit in classroom settings. It will help to get the students more excited about learning. It also allows for a few minutes to recall previously learned knowledge or connections that individuals might have with specific subjects.
I still am unsure on how the whole process of making one is. But depending on how difficult it is, it could be a good way to have students present their knowledge. It would be a good representation of understanding and connections that might have been made from the learning experience. It could be utilized for every subject for ways of introduction, assessing, reporting, or just a fun assignment for students to be involved with.