Main Directory for the Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling
Website
Welcome to a website devoted to the Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling.
Click on the links on this page to learn more about watching and creating
stories made with digital technology tools.
- The Introduction
page presents a brief overview of Digital Storytelling and includes
introductory material about how this technology is being used in education.
- The Goals and Objectives page states educational goals for both teachers and students, as well as the educational objectives of
Digital Storytelling.
- The Getting Started page outlines a step-by-step process for creating a digital story.
- The Examples
page offers links to several sections containing example digital stories.
Some of these stories were found on the Internet. Other examples were
created by K-12 teachers, undergraduate and graduate students and
faculty members from the University of Houston.
- The Tools page offers a list of technology applications that can be
used to create digital stories, including information on finding resources
on the web, as well as tutorials on downloading and using Microsoft Photo
Story 3 software .
- The Evaluation page provides
information about research studies that are looking at the effectiveness of
Digital Storytelling in education. This section of the site also contains a
sample rubric that can be used to evaluate digital stories created by
students.
- The Resources page offers an extensive list of
materials related to Digital Storytelling in the classroom as well as links
to many other useful sites on the Web.
- The Partners page provides a list of individuals and organizations involved in assisting
us in our efforts to help educators begin to use Digital Storytelling. This list
is small, but continues to grow.
Note:
Any material on this website may be copied, distributed or re-formatted for
non-profit, educational use. For more information, please contact:
Bernard Robin via email or at (713)
743-4952.
Home Page | Introduction | Goals and Objectives | Getting Started | Examples | Tools | Evaluation | Resources |
Partners
This website was
developed and is currently maintained by:
Bernard R. Robin, Ph. D.
Instructional Technology Program
College of Education
University of Houston
