Digital+Story

=__Digital Story__  =  **What is a digital story?** -Digital Storytelling is the practice of using computer-based tools to tell stories. A digital story typically focuses on only one topic and has one specific point of view. Also, they tend to vary in length from two and ten minutes. Most digital stories are about personal tales or historical events. -All you need to create a digital story is pictures, background music, and a story to tell. -When digital stories are used in the classroom it makes learning personal for the students and they are more likely to remember what they are learning.

- Teachers can use digital stories in many different ways. 1. It can be used to recreate a time period to help students understand what happened better. 2. The teacher can create one to help children explore their own community. 3. If a teacher has a student with special needs he or she can create a personal digital story for that child to help the other students understand the other student better. 4. Students can create one to help improve their writing, show creativity, and have a voice in the classroom.
 * How can it be used in education? **

There are so many different ways that digital stories can be used in a classroom. This list could continue on for a very long time.

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