Support educators in using technology to advance learning that meets the diverse learning, cultural, and social-emotional needs of individual students.
EDLA-615-Digital-story-Group-Geiza-Reyhane-and-QiranDigital stories often combine different examples, and those resources are from real-life experience and credible resources. For some digital stories, they provide research instructions to faculty and students in school. A well-referenced digital story is very persuasive on both social and academic levels. A good story along with vivid visions and audio often catches students’ attention. They will be motivated to dig deep into the problem that the story brings to them.
Digital storytelling is trending in the 21st century, especially in the digital learning environment. A digital story involves different media platforms to build a complete version. For our story, autism is a big topic with massive information, and Our stories use various online resources to develop the awareness of autism in schools and families. We can not define autism or the ways to solve the problems that autism has brought to us. However, a piece of digital storytelling can help us deliver our message to the local community, even the world. A good story, along with vivid visions and audio, often catches students’ attention. They will be motivated to dig deep into the problem that the story brings to them.
Digital storytelling promotes a better understanding of the subject, in this case, autism, as it uses multimedia. Using audio, images, sound effects, or background music helps teachers and students achieve the learning goals in multiple ways. The ISTE Standards give educators detailed information about how digital stories can empower professional teaching and learning. Teachers continually improve their practical skills by learning from and with others. By using multimedia, storytelling is a way to facilitate connecting people globally. On the other hand, digital storytelling helps educators cultivate students as facilitators. Educators transfer knowledge in the form of a story to challenge students’ thinking patterns and eventually lead them to inquiry learning and problem-solving. Meanwhile, educators inspire students to be contributive and responsible participants in the digital world.
Reference
BC’s Digital Literacy Framework. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://digital.gov.bc.ca/digital-framework
ISTE Standards for Educators. ISTE. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.iste.org/standards/iste-standards-for-education-leaders
Figure 1, Retrieved from https://edtechreview.in/news/498-5-online-tools-for-differentiated-instruction-and-assessment