{"id":60,"date":"2009-07-17T02:05:37","date_gmt":"2009-07-17T10:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/jasonlui565\/?page_id=60"},"modified":"2009-07-19T22:37:30","modified_gmt":"2009-07-20T06:37:30","slug":"digital-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/jasonlui565\/digital-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is the story viewable either as an embedded file or a link?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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My story (titled “Get Out & Feet Up!”) can be viewed from this link<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0My story<\/span>\u00a0is\u00a0hosted within Flickr \u2013 one of the more popular social media websites to host pictures from photographers from around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Why is \u201cFlicktion\u201d the right tool for me to use to tell my story? Explaining how I purposefully selected this tool. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Back in October 2008, I was asked to show my photography portfolio to a potential client that would like to hire me as their wedding photographer.\u00a0 <\/span>I always meant to put something together to show my photographic work but never had the time \u2013 usually I invited potential clients over and\/or met up with them face-to-face and showed them some of my previous photo events.\u00a0 <\/span>This proved to be inconvenient and I needed a platform to host my photographs so that anyone (with internet capabilities) can view my work in a more convenient, effective, and efficient fashion.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Therefore, after hearing through the grapevine that Flickr is one of the more popular choices for my endeavour, I signed up for a professional account with them.\u00a0 <\/span>I have no regrets in using Flickr but only compliments with what they have offered me \u2013 unlimited uploads at anytime and unlimited storage space for as many pictures I want.\u00a0 <\/span>Flickr is easy to use, simple to navigate through, and they portray my pictures in their truest form \u2013 i.e. Flickr does not distort my pictures in anyway.\u00a0 <\/span>I would recommend Flickr to anyone looking for a photography site to host their pictures.<\/span><\/p>\n

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After visiting the cogdogroo wiki site that Alan Levine has set up <\/span>http:\/\/cogdogroo.wikispaces.com\/StoryTools<\/span><\/a> and exploring the various tools that he has linked into the page, I realized that Levine has recommended several ways to tell a story with Flickr.\u00a0 <\/span>Since I had a user account already created in Flickr and never used \u201cFlicktion\u201d (one of 50 ways to tell a story that Levine shares) before \u2013 it was an obvious choice for me to select this tool.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Among the four other ways (\u201cFlickr Tell a Story in 5 Frames\u201d; \u201cFlickr Six Word Story\u201d; \u201cLinking Flickr Notes\u201d; \u201cPictures with Stories Flickr Group\u201d) that Levine (2007) suggests to use in Flickr, I opted for \u201cFlicktion\u201d because this tool has given a chance to share the background (i.e. the story behind the photo) of on one of my pictures \u2013 which I never get to do because of the demands of being full-time teacher.\u00a0 <\/span>Also, when I look at any picture – I know there is there is a story behind it and the fantastic thing is that I can imagine what the story is or try to find out what is going on.<\/span><\/p>\n

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When I read the newspaper or a magazine \u2013 I always look at the pictures and then immediately look at the description or caption accompanying the article.\u00a0 <\/span>In a sense, I have purposefully selected \u201cFlicktion\u201d in order for me to experience writing my own description or caption for a photo that I have created; and this social media tool helps me in accomplishing something that I want to develop more of \u2013 i.e. as Levine (2007)\u00a0states, \u201cTaking any single image and writing a short story built around that image.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Describe how a story-telling approach would work within a course that I teach (or would like to teach) using sound pedagogical arguments.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Because I teach several courses in grade six, I can picture using a story-telling approach in a couple courses\/subjects \u2013 reading and social studies.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I believe that the use of a story-telling approach can transcend to other school-related abilities such as reading.\u00a0 <\/span>Kajder and Swenson (2004) discovered that good readers create \u201ca mental movie of images evoked by the story.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>They have found that activities similar to \u201cFlicktion\u201d can help make the reading process more visual to students; thus, easier to comprehend.\u00a0 <\/span>A story-telling approach with the use of digital software (e.g. Powerpoint) can assist students in practicing oral presentations and may offer further practice for readers who struggle (Doering & Robyler, 2006).<\/span><\/p>\n

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The use of a story-telling approach with digital photographs (e.g. “Flicktion) in social studies can achieve several purposes (Doering & Robyler, 2006):<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Help students in differentiating and evaluating the past and the present<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Help students realize different points of view and perspectives<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Cultivate skills in critical thinking and investigation<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Present visual cues that strengthen geographic concepts<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Broaden their personal views when students study poverty, history, global citizenship, government, and other related disciplines.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Smooth the progress of creating greater relationships with the community<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Helps envision concrete and abstract social studies concepts (e.g. needs vs. wants, democracy, freedom)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    By inviting students into their world surroundings armed with a digital camera, educators develop opportunities for them to pass along their own personal lives into the classroom; therefore, creating a prosperous, real, authoring space (Doering & Roblyer, 2006).\u00a0 <\/span>Writing text (e.g. within \u201cFlicktion\u201d) and arranging images as artifacts within a digital space assists students in understanding events from multiple standpoints (Doering & Roblyer, 2006).<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Ultimately, the use of a story-telling can lead to students taking advantage of the chance to make their own lives a part of their academic research (Doering & Roblyer, 2006).\u00a0 <\/span>Thus, a story-telling approach can assist students by improving learning in making the material more meaningful to him\/her.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    In being involved in teaching grade seven and six for the last eight years, I can see how a story-telling approach can work within a language arts (reading) course and social studies course.\u00a0\u00a0Currently, I teach both courses in grade six and within these courses I use various approaches\u00a0to present course content (e.g. using BrainPop video clips). Also, I\u00a0have students discover and learn\u00a0the course material\u00a0among themselves in a collaborative manner\u00a0(e.g. group presentations using Powerpoint).\u00a0\u00a0Having used\u00a0a story-telling tool for this\u00a0digital story assignment,\u00a0it has\u00a0given me\u00a0another\u00a0way to use story-telling\u00a0to help students learn.\u00a0 Throughout the school year as I teach grade six, I share many stories, which relate to the course content,\u00a0with my students.\u00a0 From\u00a0my own pedagoical experiences, when I tell a story,\u00a0my students\u00a0seem to remember the material\/concept\/content\/idea more vividly –\u00a0I know this because when I assess them, more often than not, my students will relate to the story I have told them.\u00a0 Therefore, in my pedagogical opinion, using social media (e.g. “Flicktion”) can lead students to view the course content in a more effective way by using their own personal experiences\/stories to connect to what they are learning.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    References<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Doering, A., & Roblyer, M.D. (2006). Educational Technology into Teaching. <\/em>Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Kajder, S., & Swanson, J. (2004). Digital images in the language arts classroom. Learning and Leading with Technology, <\/em>31(8), 18-21, 46. <\/span><\/p>\n

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    Levine, A. (2007). The Fifty Tools<\/em>. Retrieved July 14, 2009, from http:\/\/cogdogroo.wikispaces.com\/StoryTools<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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