Digital+Stories

About Digital Stories:
 A digital story is a movie created which tells a story about a particular topic. One can use a Digital Story to tell about a trip, an event in history, a topic in science, etc. Music, text, pictures, videos etc. can be added to achieve the desired results. One can use only pictures or pictures and text, all the way up to pictures, text, music, videos and everything else. Depending on the story you are trying to tell will depend on how the story is created.

How Teachers Use This in Education:
 Teachers can create their own Digital Stories to get students interested in what they are going to learn about. If students are engaged in the Digital Story chances are they will more likely to pay attention. Teachers can also use this to reach visual learners.

How Students Use This in Education:
 Students can express their creativity by creating Digital Stories. It is more than just a simple presentation of just text because students can add effects that add to the idea of the story. Students may choose to create a Digital Story over a poster or podcast depending on their specific learning style.

**ISTE-NETS Standards:**  media type="file" key="ISTC digital story.m4v" width="300" height="300"
 * 1) Creativity & Innovation
 * 2) Research & Information Fluency
 * 3) Critical thinking, problem solving & decision making
 * 4) Technology Operations & Concepts
 * 5) Digital Citizenship