Angela Z- Digital Storytelling

After using iMovie, SnapZ Pro, and Garageband for the first time I have discovered that the use of these in my future classroom can be beneficial and relevant. Creating and using podcasts while teaching can add color to the information being given while catering to auditory learners. Creating a "how to" video through snapz pro is a simple and concise way to show a tutorial. It aids in explaining the steps needed to accomplish a goal on the computer through capturing photos of the steps and making a movie with them. This can allow students to see exactly what the screen will look like and the actions they will need to take. Through iMovie, the creative options are open. Teachers could create and show movies in replacement of simple and underdeveloped lectures or simply as additions to lectures. For example, in regards to literature, a comedic iMovie could could grab the students' attentions while informing them of authors' lives and writings.
Each of these types of digital storytelling can be useful as assignments for the students as well. They allow the students to share their work over the Internet and take creative liberties in doing so. They also apply to different types of learners: kinesthetic, auditory, and visual. Each of these has a place in expanding learning situations in the classroom.