Digital Storytelling is fun!!! Creating the story is fun; reading/viewing/listening to stories created by others is fun! So, what does that mean to me? If it's fun, it's engaging. And if it's engaging, there is a great opportunity for learning. Learners far and wide can benefit. Creating a digital story inspires a student to dig deep into self-reflection, thereby creating a rich learning experience.
Children with exceptionalities may benefit the most. Providing an alternative the traditional learning approach of pencil and paper can allow different intelligences to be addressed. The visual learner is stimulated by the physical layout of the storybook structure, while also benefiting from the visual appeal of the final product. Kinaesthetic learners benefit because they are 'doing' and creating. Auditory learners benefit from embedded sounds or text to speech functionalities.
And the beauty is that digital storytelling can be used in almost any subject area, providing teachers with an exciting instructional tool, and providing students with a creative and engaging means to demonstrate their learning.
