The World of Digital Story

The World of Digital Storytelling

            I have been thinking a lot on technology these past couple weeks.  I have just realized that I am a “computer immigrant” according to this article. I feel that I am gaining knowledge through these online assignments.  I have been trying to assimilate myself, but it is difficult.   I totally agree that students gain knowledge from digital storytelling.  If a teacher were to give students a written report, the students would read information and summarize, it is harder to process of digital storytelling.  I would consider story boards and story mapping the same idea as brainstorming on a piece of paper, but digitally.  The three components the article used would, in my opinion, be the same as what type of report the student would choose.  The visual portrait of a story, definitely, would be the words.  Also, digital storytelling lets the students use different medians.

            Writing a report consists of paper and pencil.  Completing a digital story is much more difficult.  There are many strategies to even knowing how to retrieve the proper programs.  Of course, written reports would need research books and articles, but it does not take much to use paper and a pen or pencil.  The process of preparing digital stories takes thought and dedication to learn how to use the devices needed to finalize the digital story.  I think that if a student in today’s society does not know how to navigate or use tools for a computer, they are going to be lost in the future.  We are living in a digital age and we need to educate our youths so they are prepared to plant their feet in the future and leave a mark.