Welcome to our Digital Storytelling for Young Learners space!

Here you will be sharing all the stories you create and collaborate on with us. We are really excited about starting the EVO session and are looking forward to seeing some new ideas and creations.

Here is a reminder of your very first task:

3,2,1 Introduction- Introduce Yourself & Get to Know Others

 

After you've joined our Edmodo and Posterous groups, send an email to digitalstorytelling4kids@posterous.com with your 3,2,1 introduction. Follow the steps below to complete the activity!

 

Step 1. Make sure to include in your presentation:

3  things we should know about you , 2  of your favorite activities in the world, 1  dream job you would have if you weren't a YL teacher

Step 2. Tag and add a Title to your Posterous post ((tag: Wk1, 321Intro))!

You can add a Title and tags to your 321 post by including these in the Subject Line of your email. Your Title should be Your Name's 321 Introduction. To add tags through email, add tags in the subject of your email using the syntax ((tag: Wk1, 321Intro)). The tag syntax will not show up in the title of your post, but your post will be tagged with the tags you include. For more information on how this looks, please click here! 

Step 3. Be Creative

Many learners respond to visuals and multimedia. Posterous allows you to share video, images, and audio. Just attach any of these items to your email and it will automatically be posted. Alternatively, you can visit our sandbox of tools and decide to use one of them to accomplish the 3,2,1 activity. You will need to include a screen shot of your project and add the image as an attachment. Be sure to include a link to the original 3,2,1 project. You have a lot of freedom on how you would like to present the activity so be imaginative and creative. We are looking forward to seeing your stories!

The theme of this week is to play and explore. We want to you get to know each other, become familiar with our online spaces, and create your first storytelling project--your 3-2-1 Introduction. 

Be sure to look at the syllabus for this week on our wiki. (If you downloaded the syllabus earlier, there have been changes. You'll want to download the current version)

 

Other helpful tips!

We have a very diverse group from virtually every time zone in the world, with a broad range of experience (and comfort) using online tools, and from many different teaching contexts. We’re going to learn a lot from each other because of the differences we bring to this course! 

1. Don’t be shy! 

If you aren’t sure how to do something, or if you have questions, ask. If you think of a way to adapt one of the tasks or tools to work better in your teaching situation, share. Share your thoughts and ideas, and reply to others’ comments. If you see someone having trouble, help. People who jump in and participate have the most fun (and learn the most, too)!

2. Make friends.

If you read through moderator and participant profiles, you see that some people list different places to find them online. Friend each other on Facebook, follow each other on Twitter, share skype IDs, etc. If you prefer to work with others rather than working alone, this is a good way to find like-minded participants, too! If you would like to add online contact information to your profile, our wiki is infinitely editable :-)

3. Play, experiment, make mistakes!

Digital storytelling is FUN! Don’t worry about making mistakes. There’s nothing you can do that can’t be fixed. The best way to learn how to use new tools is to try them. There are more wonderful tools than we could fit into our five weeks, and so we created the Sandbox page on our wiki. Feel free to browse tools in your free time and play with them. If you like any of the projects you create, please post them to our posterous blog (don’t forget to tag them “Sandbox”).

4. Use the help desk.

If you have a question or something doesn’t seem to work, leave us a message in the comments section on the help desk page on our wiki. We’ll make sure you get an answer.

We’re excited to get started!