Thing #21: Podcast

I have been trying out Photo Story at school with my fifth graders. We are learning that the Civil War was one of the first US conflicts documented by photographers. So we have been looking at the stories we can tell using pictures as our backdrop. Here's one that I made to show how something simple can be powerful.

Thing #20: Teacher Tube

Currently my students and I are learning about the Civil War and playing with Photo Story, so this video was perfect!
I love how many digital videos are available through different avenues. However, it's sometimes cumbersome to go through the volume of results, and then sort through the ones that are actually made by children. It's great to have places for students to "produce" to on the internet, but sometimes I think it would be better to have a separate place for students' work. A few sources about digital storytelling are Center_for_digital_storytelling and UH-Digital_Storytelling. I have had lots of fun learning how to make digital stories! They are so simple, but can be very powerful! It will be something I try to introduce my students to every year from now on.