What, So What, Now What Capturing Stories, Capturing Lives: An Introduction to Digital Storytelling

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Jakes, D. S. (2006, December 29). Capturing Stories, Capturing Lives: An Introduction to Digital Storytelling. In JakesOnline. Retrieved November 9, 2012, from http://www.jakesonline.org/storytelling.htm

What: In this article by David S, Jakes called Capturing Stories, Capturing Lives: An Introduction to Digital Story telling he describes step by step processes for students and teachers to create a digital story board. He shows us not only why this is important but how it works. He goes through the process so any one can follow it. Step one is writing; the first step to any storyboard whether it is digital or written is writing the story, or an out line. Students can and should write and rewrite their storyboards so the best message is conveyed. The next step he describes is the script. He says the scripts are the building blocks to the storyboard for the movie. This is important so the storyboard will deliver meaning to the story. The next step is the storyboard. The storyboards are the main ideas of the writing and narrative. This also allows the student to draw an imaginary scene of the movie. Students can be very creative with this depending on how their vision of the movie goes. The 4^th step the author says is to locate the multimedia of still photos or videos that convey the message of the storyboard to a more concrete and personal video.  In the 5^th step he says that students use the technology available to them to create the storyboard using all of the aforementioned steps. He goes into detail about how to create the storyboard. The last step once the student has finished the digital story is to share their final productions and stories. This is important so students can be proud of their hard work and effort in the digital storyboard.  He tells the different things students should learn such as an authentic personal learning experience and using technology to convey and complete a message and their vision of a personal story.

So What: why is this important. It is important so students can relearn to use their imagination and use their creativity that is more than just a paper. This broadens what the students can do to convey a message or story. It gives the inspiration back in the hands of the students. Most of us have drawn or doodled a comic book at one time or another this is just another way to tell a story and one that visually and audibly entertains the students and their intended audience.

Now what: I am sure that we will use this information in class as a teacher. As a student it is good to know how to do this because papers get bring sometimes and power point only have limited creativity. By using a digital storyboard as a student and a teacher you can break the monotony of classroom instruction. You can allow for more creativity with the projects at hand.  I surely intend to use this technology in my classroom so my students are open to their imagination and I don’t have to read so many papers.