DIGITAL STORYTELLING!

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HELLO EVERYONE!





My post is about digital storytelling, the process, and its use in language classes.


What Is Digital Storytelling?

Digital storytelling is a short form of digital media production that allows everyday people to share aspects of their stories (Wikipedia, 2020).


The Task

For our assignment, we were asked to create a digital story in pairs. My friend Betül and I chose "How to project" After brainstorming, we decided on the Konmari method! 

We drafted our script and created a storyboard with visuals  Here is an example!

To get the perfect result, I recorded my narration several times using my phone's voice recorder. Afterward, we used Canva to design our video.


Canva is a convenient tool because, 
  • If you struggle to design, you can use various templates to inspire! 
  • It has free visuals and soundtracks. 
But
  • The free videos are limited so finding a perfect match for narration can be hard.
  • Also, video resolution can decrease while downloading.



Later we sequenced the video and the narration using iMovie. For it to be entertaining, adding a soundtrack and audio is crucial!



Here is our digital story!





How Can it Be Used in a Language Classroom?

Digital storytelling improves student's various skills. They learn how to search for information and practice their writing skills to create a script. Speaking skills are emphasized the most while narrating. Lastly, learners use technological tools to produce a cooperative product.

What other purposes can we use digital storytelling?

See you in my next post! 





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