Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Digital Storytelling

Subject Area

Digital Literacy and Computer Science

Grade(s)

6, 7, 8

Overview

Digital storytelling is one of the greatest ways to share and present your story using a variety of media to enhance it. Digital stories can include images, photos, audio, and video. Your task in this Thing is to research digital story examples and think about the story you want to tell. You will also begin to think about the media you might want to use.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

When you have completed this activity you will:

  1. know and use a process for creating a digital story [Innovative Designer]
  2. be able to select and use the appropriate digital tool(s) [Digital Citizen, Empowered learner]
  3. understand how to use a Storyboard to build and organize your story elements [Computational Thinker]
  4. participate in constructive peer feedback to improve the end product to be shared [Creative Communicator]
  5. create an original story with different media elements [Knowledge Constructor]

    Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 6

    DLCS18.6.R6

    Produce, review, and revise authentic artifacts that include multimedia using appropriate digital tools.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:DLCS18.6.R6

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • feedback is important in a design process.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • create a multimedia artifact.
    • critique the work of others.
    • revise their work based on feedback received.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • much like the writing process, design of a multimedia artifact nets the best results when creators have the opportunity to be given feedback and revise as needed.
    Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 7

    DLCS18.7.R6

    Produce, review, and revise authentic artifacts that include multimedia using appropriate digital tools.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:DLCS18.7.R6

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • feedback is important in a design process.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • create a multimedia artifact.
    • critique the work of others.
    • revise their work based on feedback received.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • much like the writing process, design of a multimedia artifact nets the best results when creators have the opportunity to be given feedback and revise as needed.
    Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 7

    DLCS18.7.16

    Construct content designed for specific audiences through an appropriate medium.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:DLCS18.7.16

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • how to select and design an appropriate medium to display designed content.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • select the best medium for the content design.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • while many mediums exist, it is best to select the one most appropriate to your intended audience.
    Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 7

    DLCS18.7.30

    Apply the problem-solving process to solve real-world problems.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:DLCS18.7.30

    Vocabulary

    • problem-solving process

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • the steps to the problem-solving process.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • select and dissect a problem.
    • seek solutions.
    • select a best alternative.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • often there are multiple solutions to real
    • world problems.
    Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 8

    DLCS18.8.R6

    Produce, review, and revise authentic artifacts that include multimedia using appropriate digital tools.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:DLCS18.8.R6

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • feedback is important in a design process.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • create a multimedia artifact.
    • critique the work of others.
    • revise their work based on feedback received.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • much like the writing process, design of a multimedia artifact nets the best results when creators have the opportunity to be given feedback and revise as needed.
    Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 8

    DLCS18.8.29

    Create an artifact to solve a problem using ideation and iteration in the problem-solving process.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:DLCS18.8.29

    Vocabulary

    • ideation
    • iteration
    • problem-solving process

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • that problem solving is a process to find the best solution.
    • that through ideation and iteration, the final product or artifact may be a more polished or appropriate solution.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • gather initial data about a topic.
    • informally propose a solution.
    • gather feedback on informal proposal.
    • design a solution to a chosen problem.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • problem-solving is a process.
    • products or artifacts may undergo many revisions after data is reviewed and feedback is received.
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    CR Resource Type

    Learning Activity

    Resource Provider

    REMC Association of Michigan
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