I believe a classroom is successful in supporting the achievement of students when it combines both sound pedagogy and technology. The foundation of what was good teaching in the past remains good teaching in the present, and will continue to be good teaching in the future. However, our students today are the Create Generation; they would rather be making something to communicate their thinking rather than other methods of assessment like tests. Technology has the ability to provide many new and innovative ways for students to use their creativity to show what they know.
Stories are embedded in our social fabric and have been used to teach others formally or informally since the beginning of time. Storytelling is a viable tool in the classroom that can be used for teaching, learning, and assessment. In this hands-on workshop, teachers will learn how to implement Digital Storytelling (DST) in the classroom through the use of mobile devices. We will begin by incorporating storytelling basics that require little to no technology and transition to techniques and tips on how to use your mobile devices for storytelling in your classroom.