Digital+Story+Telling

**Digital Story Telling**
If only this technology had existed when I was a young tadpole! I would have absolutely adored it. Digital Story Telling (and, specifically, Windows Photo Story 3) allows its users to import a variety of images and tell a story using those images. It contains some basic animation techniques to make the video visually appealing, such as being able to zoom in and out on a picture and page transition effects. It's fairly easy to use and it's simple to record your own narration, frame by frame. Long story short, as an adult, I like it, but as a child, I would have adored this program.

I think this technology will be especially useful in my future classroom when teaching ELL students. Writing in English is a challenge, and in using this program, students can express themselves and their ideas in this unconventional essay format--but it will ultimately expand their critical thinking skills. Additionally, this can be an option for students when they are giving presentations to the class; no longer will they be limited to the boring and bland powerpoint of the past! There are several ways I could use this, but these two are the ones I think will be the most utilized.

Without further adieu, here is my Digital Story about Writing Ten Minute Plays: media type="file" key="TenMinutePlayStoryFinal.wmv" width="300" height="300"