Digital Storytelling Blog

 Week 2 Blog I watched "Turn" by Dana Atchley. The story was about how his grandfather every year would take a video and tell the boys to turn. The video was a combination of clips throughout the years and ended with a current picture of Atchley. In some of the videos both of his parents were in it, and then he was in it towards the end. It was fun to watch the progression of the videos and how the boys and family changed. The video was kept very simple with a light music playing in the background and an old film sound. It made me want to reminisce on old times and fond memories. All of this together engaged the audience because we have home videos that make us think about our childhood and how times have changed. However, the videos still remain and make us ponder how we got where we are today. The video was not interactive and did not have any animations, just the clips put together.  The educational value of this story would be to show the importance of traditions and unde...

Week 1 Blog: My name is Claire Molony and I am in my sixth year of teaching high school. I teach high school science which includes biology, chemistry, forensic science, and wildlife management. I particularly enjoy teaching biology and forensic science. I am still getting the hang of teaching wildlife management and chemistry. Even though this is my sixth year teaching, it is my third year in my current role. My school is in a rural farm community in northeastern Iowa. In my spare time, I enjoy coaching youth basketball, playing golf, and spending time with family and friends. I am excited to learn more about how I can incorporate digital storytelling into my classes.  I am thinking about creating a story about the carbon cycle. We are going to be talking about The Law of Conservation of Matter and how matter and energy are both conserved during photosynthesis and cellular respiration. It fits with standard HS-LS2-2: Develop a model to illustrate the role of photosynthesis and cel...