Digital Story

This assignment was to create a digital story with some educational value. I created my digital story using iMovie. This was my first experience with iMovie and my second experience creating/editing a movie in any movie making program, so this was definitely a new experience for me. 

The directions in the course packet were the most helpful tool for me in completing this digital story. Without them, the process would have taken much longer and been much more frustrating.

One thing that was beneficial about the instruction of this task was that we were given plenty of time during class to create the digital story, and when we had a question, the appropriate instruction was given individually. This was nice because some of my classmates were more knowledgeable about creating movies, so they may not have needed to hear the instruction that I did. So they did not have to stop and be slowed down to listen to something they already knew. 

I really enjoyed this project, and I can definitely see myself using it in my classroom. The course packet contained a list of educational topics for digital stories. Many of these ideas could be given to upper elementary students to create their own movies. One topic that I would like to use in a classroom is to create a movie trailer for a book. I think this would help students be able to summarize a story or novel they read in class.

Here is the digital story I created. The topic is a poem about nature written by Emily Dickinson.