The Art of Digital Storytelling II

The story that I created above included my own photos from a trip to Maplewood Park in Rochester, New York.  I love roses of all colors and this Summer the park had an abundance of pink ones.  While at the park I was lucky to observe other things that made that day very special. 

Using Web tools (Bookr) like the one I used to create the digital book above is useful for interpreting books, creating journal entries, personal stories, basic research projects and just plain fun stories.
Students can be encouraged to create stories that are relevant to them, but I also would use this Web tool for enhancing learning in the classroom. 

Ideas and Objectives:

• Create digital stories of summaries of books through photos.  Students can "dress up" and photograph pivotal scenes from a book for interpretation. (Objective: Students will achieve comprehension and understanding of plots in a book or story). 

• Create personal stories through uploaded photos.  Students can create a book about their sport seasons, award ceremonies, or significant celebrations in their life using writing and photos.  (Objective:  Students will increase their writing and technology skills). 

• Create research projects with text and image. For example:  Art students can summarize the works of an artist by creating a digital book about the artist's works.  (Objective:  Students will increase their critical thinking skills in adding relevant content to their presentations for Art, Biology, History, Languages, etc.).

There are many ways of using digital books in the classroom.  Bookr provides a digital book making site that students can use to create a digital story that can be fun, educational and meaningful as well.