Digital Storytelling and Annotated Bibliography

" Digital storytelling provides an authentic personal learning experience- as such; student investment is greatly increased resulting in greatly improved motivation and end product. "     

David Jakes, Teacher, Learner, Technologist, Designer, and Storyteller. describes my initial interest in the pedagogical tool of digital storytelling.
As an educator, I am constantly attempting to provide a genuine and personalized learning experience for my students, where they are engaged and motivated in their learning experiences.  In today's technological world, I am finding the students are less engaged, and I believe that it is up to educators to meet students "where they are at," in their use of technology, and utilize new media and new literacies to enhance learning experiences, and optimize every student's individual learning style.

I have been drawn to digital storytelling for the past couple of months, and as I have been researching the topic, I am convinced that digital storytelling can be an effective educator and student tool.  Not only can it provide an engaging method of delivering course content for educators, but it can also allow students to express and articulate themselves, in a way they may not have otherwise.  And ultimately, I am drawn to the idea that it can enhance and create connections between students, and students and educators.

While there will be challenges and mountains to climb in the process, I have my tools ready to allow me to keep moving forward!


Annotated Bibliography

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YdIt9S-hQdqmqZSeiyVB6QuLZavPJ77iqM0HW7U3mgM/edit?usp=sharing