Digital Stories
This resource is valuable to show how digital stories can be impactful for student learning https://www.metisvoices.ca/the-stories .These stories were designed to make students and teachers critically think about Métis history.
When you listen to the different Indigenous storytellers https://www.metisvoices.ca/story-1 they make you reflect and connect to their past stories. The first story is from Dr. Yvonne Poitras Pratt who shares her personal journey to understanding her past. What helps to make this more insightful is how these digital stories ask questions to make viewers reflect: “We invite you to watch the following digital story twice; once for first reactions and again to gain insight.’ They also are designed and recorded with authentic voices.
This resource shows the importance of designing intentional stories with guiding questions. When students are given the opportunity digital storytelling can provide all students with the ability to amplify their voices. This multimodal communication constructs learning experiences in a purposeful way. Besides this being a relevant resource for my final project it is also important to share for Métis week.
Here is an additional way to create digital stories.
Hi Paula,
How powerful is it to hear someones story from their own voice. I also enjoy how they tell you to listen to it twice. How many times have family members told stories multiple times for you to learn the lesson or meaning to the story. What a great way to show Metis history from Metis people using their stories.