"Traditional storytelling is highly regarded as a powerful tool for helping students develop literacy skills. DST merely extends this into the digital domain. In the process, it usually integrates a number of traditional and emerging literacies into the storytelling process" (Ohler, 2008). This I have to agree with 100%. The technology that can be used to tell a simple story or a full blown epic story is almost endless. The technology that goes into bob the builder is way beyond what goes into the same cartoons that are played before and after. Some cartoons have more technology and work then full featured films. Digital storytelling allows any story to be as minimal or over the top if wanted. This allows teachers to go big or go home. You can add sound effect, music, movies, slide shows or what ever you want! honestly, it is a beautiful thing to see teachers embracing the technology and using to help the children understand what they want and what they need to remained focus on the lesson or story at hand. Some stories are much more entertaining, but provide less or a lesson to the students. With technology, teachers now have the ability to make the story just as entertaining AND meaningful.
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