This week entailed a lot of different things in Digital Storytelling. Much of my time was spent investigating Voicethread. Voicethread is one way to create a digital story. Images and videos can be uploaded and the author can add voice to the images. Other users can comment on the voicethreads either with voice, typed in comments or video. We were asked to create a voicethread about civil rights. I enjoyed the experience of creating a voicethread. Am I an expert after creating one voicethread? Not even close! But I would like to spend more time with this to hone my skills and create effective voicethreads.
At this point I'm struggling to find a way to incorporate digital storytelling into my classroom. I can see using voicethread as a means for student participation. Students who don't necessarily feel comfortable speaking up in class could participate online. Also, voicethread could be used when a substitute is in the classroom.....as long as the teacher can plan that far ahead! At this point I will have to do some thinking about how to incorporate it into student assignments.
I am continuing to enjoy taking pictures for posterous. It is fun to see my creative side come out. I've never considered myself a creative person, so this has my juices flowing!
