digital storytelling and the curriculum

www.district87.org/technology/dv/whyfolder/why.htm Why use Digital Storytelling as a Learning Tool?"-helps students communicate messages effectively, concisely, and with a specific purpose and audience in mind. -requires students to plan, cooperate with a team, and solve problems while working through the production process. -to view writing skills in the broader context of communication. -challenges students to strengthen their messages with media to increase the impact on their audience. -helps students develop multimedia literacy and technology skills. -encourages students to discover, develop, intensify, apply, and extend their creativity. -gives students the opportunity to find and use a new and compelling voice. - empowers students to create in a medium that is meaningful to them. - provides a visual context for learning new information. -addresses the different learning styles associated with a diverse student population. -capitalizes on students' natural attraction to multimedia. -provides an authentic way for students to show what they know or have learned. -requires students to use higher-level thinking and problem solving skills not always captured by traditional assessments. -lends itself to peer evaluation more so than traditional paper and pencil assessments."