Digital Story 1

I can’t believe I forgot to blog on Wednesday. My life just got turned upside down. I just found out my 12 year old nephew is moving in with us TODAY, out of the blue. So now I need to figure out where to put him and his pink stuff, how to get power of attorney, or whether it would be better to become foster parents, and if we should keep him in the school he is in or transfer him to the school in our neighborhood. So many decisions. You never know what life is going to throw your direction. I’m excited to have my nephew come live with us but I am also scared to death. But enough about that.

What: This week we discussed digital stories. I’m really excited to do this project but I know there is no way I can make it as good as the pioneer one, for one we don’t have time to get copy right permission on movies. But we will do our very best to make it great.

So What: Since this is a project we haven’t really even started on yet it’s hard to tell how it will help me now. I look forward to using it in field work. We will probably use it to introduce a new unit or topic. Our cooperating teacher is out of town until next Wednesday so I’m not sure how to start since we don’t know what the students are currently learning and what they will be learning later this semester. I’ve been trying to think of a way I could use this in my life today and I came up with a couple of ways. I could use it in cub scouts at an arrow of light ceremony or a pack night to high light things the boys have done or it could be used in a lesson at church. I could also make digital story to highlight the needs of the pool were a work to help persuade the city council to put in more money. A digital story would also be a fun way to send out a Christmas greeting to all the family show what my family did this year.

Now What: For my future class I am already thinking of a story I could do on eating disorders or on germs. I think it would be fun to have each literature circle create a digital story that retails the book they just finished reading. For Art we could take the students into the lives of famous artist. I’m not sure yet how I would use a digital story for math but I’m sure I will think of one. Also I bet I could get some great ideas from other teachers across the country. That is one of the things that I love about technology, conversing and sharing ideas with people from all over.