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#StoryTelling with #Twitter: RMIT CSIT Taster (with images, tweets)

During July 2013, high school students were invited to a week long event at RMIT Computer Science and Information Technology department. Their challenge was to visit the ACMI Hollywood Costume expo and author a movie. It was a chance to experience work and life in a tertiary institution.

 


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Gust MEES's curator insight, July 29, 2013 6:04 PM

 

This example shows an excellent way to create Story-Telling by using Twitter and Storify ===> BEST-PracTICE!!!

 

Gust MEES's curator insight, July 29, 2013 6:07 PM

 

This example shows an excellent way to create Story-Telling by using Twitter and Storify ===> BEST-PracTICE!!!

 

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Story Cove - A Safe Place to Read

Story Cove - A Safe Place to Read | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it

Story Cove is a highly-acclaimed, award winning multimedia reading program based on folktales from the world's oral traditions. Children love Story Cove because the stories are entertaining and fun to read. Educators love Story Cove because students are engaged in reading and the products are easy to use. Librarians love Story Cove because the stories are authentic and richly illustrated. Parents love Story Cove because the stories model positive character traits and good decision making.

 

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http://www.storycove.com/

 


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A List of The Best Free Digital Storytelling Tools for Teachers

A List of The Best Free Digital Storytelling Tools for Teachers | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it

A List of The Best Free Digital Storytelling Tools for Teachers.

 

Here some of the pluses of digital storytelling in education :


- It develops creativity and critical thinking Students who are shy or afraid to talk in class get a chance to speak out their minds 

 

- It empowers students voice to deliver rich, deep message that is capable of conveying a powerful message. 

 

- It helps students explore  the meaning of their own experience, give value to it, and communicate that experience with others.

 

- It promotes the notions of life long learning and independent learning 

 

- It develops students communicative skills It is a reflective process that helps students reflect upon their learning and find deep connections with the subject matter of a course or with an out-of-class experience. 

 

- It fosters students sense of individuality It also gives students an opportunity to experiment with self-representation and establish their identityStudents creating digital stories develop proficiency with multimedia applications

 

 


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