My AR project is centered around using digital storytelling in the classroom. I was interested in an article published in a 2009 edition of Distance Learning that focused on using Photo Story 3 to create digital stories. I began using Photo Story 3 last year in an initial attempt to try out digital storytelling with my students, so I was interested in what the author, Duysevi Karan-Miyar, had to say.
The concept map to the left outlines the main ideas of her article.
The author shared four steps for creating and integrating digital stories; however, the four steps are really more like twenty steps as each item as several steps of its own. I tried to trace back the article Karan-Miyar used as a source for the four steps and found myself at a familiar site: University of Houston: The Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling .
You can record narration directly into Photo Story 3, and recently they improved the application so you can also have background music with your narration. One plus is that the application allows students to create their own music, thus avoiding copyright concerns. There are also plenty of tutorials in place like YouTube if you need help figuring out the program.
Photo Story can be easily posted to sites like YouTube while other applications I have tried need to be converted because the files are not compatible. For example, students making Power Point presentations can't post them to YouTube, but those making similar presentations using Photo Story can.
Duysevi Karan-Miyar calls storytelling the original form of teaching and suggests that digital storytelling helps students make sense of their world.
You can download Photo Story 3 for free at Photo Story 3 download .
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