Over the last decade, the need for a new dimension to the conventional learning areas and the pedagogy around teaching has become increasingly obvious. This dimension will have a forward focus on major issues such as sustainability, citizenship, enterprise and globalisation.
How to create a digital story
- Inspire
Use an animation from The Literacy Shed to inspire and discuss the idea of creating a digital story. - Plan
Use a range of mind-mapping tools to brainstorm ideas. - Create
Use Google Slides to write the story and the Explore tool to add images or links. - Reflect and edit
Use the spelling and grammar check under the Tools menu on Google Slides. Share your draft with a partner to check it and make suggestions using the comment function. - Share
Show the class your digital story by casting it to the data projector or sharing it on a class website or blog. Share it with parents by sending them a link to the story.
For an example, see Storytelling in the Cloud (one of my books in the Digital Fluency series) where we weave different technology apps together to tell a story.
About the author
Angie Simmons is interested in current best-practice learning approaches that encompass thinking skills, collaboration and problem solving. As an experienced educator, she has worked broadly across the educational sector of New Zealand. She worked as a primary school teacher for many years and as a university lecturer, when she was head of an educational technologies programme and taught prospective teachers. In another significant educational role, she was a digital technologies professional development facilitator working with schools across the Auckland area to integrate future-focused learning within the curriculum.
