Math LedgeEnds: Digital Story Board

This story board was created using Mac ComicLife software.

Math LedgeEnds: Digital Story Rubric

I chose the story rubric at its.ksbe.edu/dst/PDFs/Rubrics/digstorysample.pdf because it suited my purposes perfectly. It's from Educational Technology Services provided by Kamehameha Schools in Hawaii.

While I was looking for ideas, I found two rubric sites, as well as Dr. Ohler's, that are specifically dedicated to digital stories.

http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/alignment.html
Digital storytelling is the latest direction in the art of storytelling . . . Educators are only beginning to explore the use of digital storytelling in the classroom. Upon examination, it becomes apparent that that digital storytelling would further standards-based teaching in a variety of ways.

http://www.digitales.us/evaluating/scoring_guide.php
Digital Media Scoring Guides: First choose one of the following communication types and then customize your scoring guide by checking only the traits and elements you want to use at this time. Click on each keyword for descriptors. For more detailed information on these scoring guides and further resources, see Overview of Digital Media Scoring Guides.

Math Ledge Ends: A Digital Story

Math Ledge Ends: Divide and Conquer

This digital story was created with the purpose of reminding students to use the divisibility tests to make their problem solving easier. The story idea and character shots are the product of team work. My colleague and I got together and created the digital images; then, we created our independent stories based on the original story plan.

What I learned:

I learned the process of team story telling works really well. Brainstorming, story mapping, and image gathering is well suited for teaming. Once the material is gathered, students can go to work separately and use their technology skills to create the digital story. This format should work very well in my upper intermediate classroom and I plan to use it as soon as possible.

Using Digital Storytelling:

I'm very convinced that digital story telling is a powerful way to address standards and have fun learning. I plan to use the model my colleague and I used for this project with my students. First on the agenda is a History Day project that I have scheduled for the third quarter. I think students will be enthusiastic because of the teaming and also have accountability because of the individual project completion.