Double Entry Journal 11

Quote:

“some of the purposes driving the uses of digital tools in this course:

• building social relationships 
• learning argumentative writing
• collaboratively constructing responses to media texts
• critically analyzing media representations 
• analyzing genre conventions in print and media texts
• understanding how audiences construct meanings through media ethnographies”

(Beach, 1953)

Reaction:

It seems like you would have to have an entire semester class that focuses on digital and media literacy, in order to cover all the aspects and skills needed to understand and decipher the literature that is presented to our students daily. I find it hard to pick out the key concepts of what students should learn about media literacy. Ultimately, they need to know what they can and cannot believe, and how to find out the truth when they are given information.

Reference:

Beach, R. (1953). An american perspective: justifying uses of digital tools to foster critical media literacy. The Journal of Media Literacy, Retrieved from http://www.journalofmedialiteracy.org/index.php/current-issue/145-an-american-perspective-justifying-uses-of-digital-tools-to-foster-critical-media-literacy

Related Resource:

I found a website that is a good resource for teachers who want to use digital tools within their curricula:

Digital Tools for Teachers

Digital tools for teachers [Web log message]. (2011, July 17). Retrieved from http://digitaltoolsforteachers.blogspot.com/

Week Eleven: Storyboard

Double Entry Journal 10

Quote:

“The seven elements of digital storytelling:

1.      Point of View—what is the perspective of the author?

2.      A Dramatic Question—a question that will be answered by the end of the story.

3.      Emotional Content—serious issues that speak to us in a personal and powerful way.

4.      The Gift of Your Voice—a way to personalize the story to help the audience understand the context.

5.      The Power of the Soundtrack—music or other sounds that support the storyline.

6.      Economy—simply put, using just enough content to tell the story without overloading the viewer with too much information.

7.      Pacing—related to Economy, but specifically deals with how slowly or quickly the story progresses. (Robin, 2005)”

Reflection:

This was very helpful to me when trying to create my storyboard from the interview with my grandmother. I didn’t know that there was supposed to be a dramatic question that is answered through the digital story.

Reference:

Robin, B. R. (2005). The educational uses of digital storytelling. Retrieved from http://digitalliteracyintheclassroom.pbworks.com/f/Educ-Uses-DS.pdf

Related Resource:

I found this website, which helped me with more of my questions about Digital Stories. Within this website, it also explained the different elements of a digital story, like the one I quoted above.

Frequently Asked Questions about Digital Stories 

Barrett, H. C. (2011, June 03). Frequently-asked questions about digital storytelling. Retrieved from http://electronicportfolios.com/digistory/faq.html 

Week Ten: Historical Interview

Week Nine: Who I'm Interviewing and Why

I'm going to be interviewing my grandmother, Phyllis Christine VanGilder, who was married to a military man during World War II. She raised 6 children of her own and was the oldest of 11 brothers. When her mom died at an early age, she was left to take care of her father, her brothers, and eventually her children. She is a strong woman, and has a huge history to tell.

Double Entry Journal 9

Quote:

“Storytelling is a tool for preserving memory, writing history, learning, entertaining, organizing, and healing in communities of color. It is in the telling of stories that communities build identities, construct meaning, and make connections with others and the world” (Raimist, Doerr-Stevens & Jacobs, 2011).

Reflection:

I love doing digital stories. With this tool and technique in the classroom, one can learn so much about their students and their experiences of life. I enjoyed making my own digital story for an undergraduate course in college. It’s not a boring, traditional assignment. It’s one that students really enjoy doing and sharing with other classmates.

Reference:

Raimist, R., Doerr-Stevens, C., & Jacobs, W. (2011). The pedagogy of digital storytelling in the college classroom. seminar.net, 7(1), Retrieved from http://www.seminar.net/index.php/home/75-current-issue/145-the-pedagogy-ofdigital-storytelling-in-the-college-classroom

Related Resource:

This is my digital story that I did in one of my undergraduate classes:

Where I am From