Tell Me A Digital Story

(Grades 4 - 8)

Every community has a memory of itself.
Not a history, nor an archive, nor an authoritative record...
A living memory, an awareness of a collective identity woven of a thousand stories.
--Anonymous

The ancient art of storytelling has partnered with technology. The resulting Digital Storytelling harnesses the power of digital tools to empower students and teachers to tell and archive important stories in exciting new ways. Simple applications (PhotoStory 3 or iMovie) allow students to share their research on any person, place or event, in any content area, as they share their tale from a first person perspective. Possible topics include stories of common people, influential people, unique places, history-altering events, book characters, world leaders, or any other focus.

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Based on a Project Developed and Implemented by

• Laurie Eaton (G/T Resource Teacher)