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Fiction or nonfiction, a digital story or, multimodal composition, is a narrative produced through the integration of digital modes of communication including audio, still images of all sorts, video and text. There are myriad applications of digital storytelling from kindergarten through high school and across the curriculum. From language arts to history and from science to mathematics, digital storytelling can be a scaffold to logical reasoning, creative expression, and engaged learning.
Choose a single article from the list below to read for next week. Each article explores digital storytelling for a specific discipline and/or grade level.

For this Blog Post, work with a partner to produce a ~ six panel comic strip that concerns the most significant ideas for integrating digital storytelling based on the article you read.
When you’ve completed your comic strip, embed it in your WebLog with a title that includes the phrase “BlogPost Three.” During class, you will have an opportunity to lead discussion about digital storytelling based on the ideas explored in your comic strip.
Resources |
Making Comics with Pixton. Create simple or complex comics using characters, scenes, objects. All objects are highly editable, and characters can be moved into almost any pose.
Selected Readings in the Content Areas
- Husbye, N. E., Buchholz, B., Coggin, L., Powell, C. W., & Wohlwend, K. E. (2012). Critical Lessons and Playful Literacies: Digital Media in PK-2 Classrooms. Language Arts, 90(2), 82-92.
- Kervin, L. & Mantei, J. (2016). Digital storytelling: Capturing children’s participation in preschool activities. Issues in Educational Research, 26(2), 225–240.
- Lisenbee, P. & Ford, C. (2018). Engaging Students in Traditional and Digital Storytelling to Make Connections Between Pedagogy and Children’s Experiences. Early Childhood Education Journal, 46(1), 129–139.
- YAMAÇ, A., & ULUSOY, M. (2016). The Effect of Digital Storytelling in Improving the Third Graders’ Writing Skills. International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 9(1), 59–86.
Middle Child
Science
Math
ELA & Social Studies
Adolescent & Young Adult
Science
Math
ELA & Social Studies
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