Digital Stories

What?

In class,we learned how to do digital stories. My group is now working on a digital story on domestic violence. Its going to be awesome!

So what?

I am so excited to be able to use this in my classroom. This is going to mean so much to my future students. Starting out my lessons using digital stories is a great way to introduce topics in my class. Having this extra part of my lesson plans will be so fun and entertaining. I know that we are learning this to reach out more to our students. Most of my health digital stories will be more intense and they will really touch students. Videos and music can be very touching and bring an intense feeling.

I also can use this in my everyday life as well. Knowing how to do this is going to be great. I can use it for birthday presents, anniversary presents, and christmas presents. So not only will I use it in my classroom, but in other areas of my life. This technology means so much and I am so excited to use it. I know that I will be making more of these during the summer before I do my student teaching. I honestly can't wait to make more of these.

Now what?

As a teacher this is going to benefit my classroom so much. Having these will make me such a better teacher. I already know that I want to make one for my suicide, peer pressure,communicable diseases, and for my abstinence lessons. I think all of them can be beneficial. I know that I will be able to share with my other colleagues my digital stories I make. I know they will return the favor and eventually have many different digital stories for my units. I can't wait for the many stories I will receive.

I know that I will be using so many digital stoies in my classroom. I have been a little unsure about everyting that I will use outside of class, but this technology I know I will. Digital stories are going to change the way that students feel about topics. Especially the ones like, suicide, abuse, and abstinence. Those lessons can start out with a very touching story exactly how I want it. I am so grateful to know this technology because I am going to use it in a lot of areas of my life. This is probably my favorite thing that I have learned in my class. I am so excited that I will get to end with it.