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Digital Storytelling in the Classroom: New Media Pathways to Literacy, Learning, and Creativity
"Ohler continues to be witty, wise, and indispensable. Pedagogy that resonates, teamed with a practical road map for teachers exploring the digital frontier―the best new media guide for teachers by far!"
―Suzi Gould, Director
StoryExpress, New Zealand
"Jason Ohler writes with clarity, wit, and passion about topics that are central to the enterprise of educating. He demonstrates how each student can become an active and more confident meaning-maker by using the tools that make stories powerful aids to understanding in all areas of the curriculum."
―Kieran Egan, Professor of Education
Simon Fraser University
"Ohler illuminates the very heart of learning and digital storytelling. His is the story of how the networked computer amplifies our human capacity to learn through tools of expression."
―Walter Bender, President
One Laptop per Child Foundation
"A very important resource for twenty-first-century teaching and learning. Ohler′s ability to distill the elements of good storytelling down to simple, clearly communicable ideas will prove beneficial for teachers and students alike, regardless of experience or technological knowledge."
―Nikos Theodosakis, Author
The Director in the Classroom
"Jason Ohler′s new book is a must-read for any educator interested in harnessing the tools of digital technology to teach students to be creative and powerful storytellers. Original, accessible, and thought provoking for technophobes and technophiles alike."
―Steven Goodman, Director
Educational Video Center
"Essential for integrating learning, literacy, and new media in and out of the classroom. Jason Ohler is a world leader in digital storytelling, and a master teacher, and a global communicator."
―Bernard J. Luskin, Professor and Director of Media Programs
Fielding Graduate University
Use this practical resource to engage digital-age students in real-world learning!
Integrating digital storytelling with instruction becomes a creative opportunity for both novice and technologically experienced educators when using Jason Ohler′s Digital Storytelling in the Classroom. Ohler links digital storytelling to improving traditional, digital, and media literacy, and guides teachers on how to empower students to tell stories in their own native new media and multimedia.
Aligned with NCTE standards and covering important copyright and fair use information, this text provides information on integrating storytelling into curriculum design and using the principles of storytelling as a measurement of learning and literacies. Implementation tips and visual aids abound, giving teachers an exciting new resource.
―Suzi Gould, Director
StoryExpress, New Zealand
"Jason Ohler writes with clarity, wit, and passion about topics that are central to the enterprise of educating. He demonstrates how each student can become an active and more confident meaning-maker by using the tools that make stories powerful aids to understanding in all areas of the curriculum."
―Kieran Egan, Professor of Education
Simon Fraser University
"Ohler illuminates the very heart of learning and digital storytelling. His is the story of how the networked computer amplifies our human capacity to learn through tools of expression."
―Walter Bender, President
One Laptop per Child Foundation
"A very important resource for twenty-first-century teaching and learning. Ohler′s ability to distill the elements of good storytelling down to simple, clearly communicable ideas will prove beneficial for teachers and students alike, regardless of experience or technological knowledge."
―Nikos Theodosakis, Author
The Director in the Classroom
"Jason Ohler′s new book is a must-read for any educator interested in harnessing the tools of digital technology to teach students to be creative and powerful storytellers. Original, accessible, and thought provoking for technophobes and technophiles alike."
―Steven Goodman, Director
Educational Video Center
"Essential for integrating learning, literacy, and new media in and out of the classroom. Jason Ohler is a world leader in digital storytelling, and a master teacher, and a global communicator."
―Bernard J. Luskin, Professor and Director of Media Programs
Fielding Graduate University
Use this practical resource to engage digital-age students in real-world learning!
Integrating digital storytelling with instruction becomes a creative opportunity for both novice and technologically experienced educators when using Jason Ohler′s Digital Storytelling in the Classroom. Ohler links digital storytelling to improving traditional, digital, and media literacy, and guides teachers on how to empower students to tell stories in their own native new media and multimedia.
Aligned with NCTE standards and covering important copyright and fair use information, this text provides information on integrating storytelling into curriculum design and using the principles of storytelling as a measurement of learning and literacies. Implementation tips and visual aids abound, giving teachers an exciting new resource.
248 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2007
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May 11, 2019
I’m not sure why this man’s editor allowed him to use the annoying Captain Obvious cliche so many times, but aside from that this book was useful. I was worried it would be irrelevant when it started out saying, “These days, cell phones can be used as cameras for still images as well as video; they can collect audio, play music, & download material from the web." Thankfully though, it didn’t feel irrelevant since he focused on the quality of the story first and foremost — which never goes out of style.
From what I read, I was able to create a few new techniques for helping students plan their stories. Going deeper, it made me reflect on what good digital “grammar” looks like and how we should teach students to responsibly use media we find online.
From what I read, I was able to create a few new techniques for helping students plan their stories. Going deeper, it made me reflect on what good digital “grammar” looks like and how we should teach students to responsibly use media we find online.
January 23, 2016
Integrates learning, literacy, media and storytelling. I see Digital Storytelling as a welcome addition to any school of education. Storytelling can be a wonderful family activity. Digital Storytelling can be a tool for a family to record and share it's story while enhancing the children's literacy, media and learning abilities.
December 30, 2011
I really enjoyed the author's storytelling in education and the many aspects of assessment, the media production process, the digital storytelling toolbox and the all important copyright and fair use in education. A very practical book.
March 13, 2009
Nice overview of digital storytelling and its use in the classsroom, with examples and walk-throughs and reasons behind the projects.
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August 22, 2011Available at UWM Libraries
May 7, 2013
My students (English-teachers-to-be) like this book for its straightforward directions and resources.
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