Digital Stories #2

What:
We learned how to produce our digital story ideas with an in-class tutorial.

So What:
Well I really like the idea of digital story for two reasons: 1. I can completely prioritize visual aid with my own creations -- thus I am closer to my goal of teaching students exactly what I want/need; 2. Students can also use this for projects. To be honest, I am scared to death of all the work I will have grading papers. So, to have alternatives that are similar to writing a paper in thought process but can extend "outside the box" of typical essays, I think will help me not feel as overwhelmed, and help students have diversity in their work.

Now What:
Well, it was interesting to learn how to use digital story. Actually, after class I was really excited to play around with it and see what I could create. Although, the day of class I was very frustrated because I was still struggling with ideas... I kind of had an idea of where I wanted to go but couldn't find enough support (pictures or other stuff) to fit my "thesis" for my story.
Finally I realized I was going about this the wrong way, so instead of first formulating my story I decided to look for music to be inspired. Totally changed everything! I am way excited to finish my story... it's going to be awesome!

Movie Post:
I really like the "Did you Know?" videos because I like the prospective it puts on things. It's overwhelming to think of all the new advancements that are happening so quickly; I know I wont be able to always keep up it, especially in the classroom. I love how the video says, "We are preparing our students for jobs that don't even exist yet," because I feel it is very true. Because I know I wont be able to keep up with technology, I want to teach my students to be able think, explore, and learn things for themselves -- if that is successful I feel that my students will be able to succeed in a futuristic world.