Thing 10- Digital Storytelling

One of the first things I discovered with this assignment, with the help of our illustrious instructor, was that my laptop does not have a microphone, making it difficult to do the storytelling portion of this assignment.  Fortunately, Union HS has headsets with built-in mics for Rosetta Stone, so that should work.  I wanted to tell a short story of the first moments of my new granddaughters life; mainly because I just downloaded a boatload of pictures from the event of her birth!
Putting together the elements of this digital story was very enjoyable.  I thought of numerous things I could do if I were totally creating a story that didn't already have a set theme.  I can see that students will enjoy this very much for a number of reasons.  This is a unique way for them to tell their stories, and there are many ways to express themselves.  Music is a very important way to let people know who you are and being able to set your story to your favorite tune or to create your own music would be a very important element to their storytelling.
Being able to refine their story by re-recording portions they are not happy with is another element that students will appreciate.  This feature will increase their desire to produce a good piece of work.  Not only does it matter that the pictures flow throughout the story, and that the music is suitable to the background of the work, but it will be the words that tie it all together, and this feature, that allows for them to erase, re-record, preview how it sounds and make adjustments again, is invaluable.

http://www.screencast.com/t/ckhd4pXaenT    Happily I can say that my digital story is ready for viewing.  It's just under two minutes long.  All comments and suggestions are welcome.