In this episode, I chat with language arts and journalism teacher Chayanee Brooks about using digital storytelling to strengthen student literacy skills and transform students into active creators. You’ll also hear about how to utilize accessible digital tools like smartphones and iMovie, how to structure multi-month video projects that meet academic standards, and practical steps from brainstorming to final production. If you want to start digital storytelling in your classroom and help students share their voices through video, this episode has you covered!
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Tips for Digital Storytelling to Boost Student Literacy Skills
- Digital storytelling taps into students’ natural connection to video and helps build literacy skills.
- Video creation pushes students to think critically about visuals, sound, pacing, and audience.
- Storytelling through multimedia shifts students from passive consumers to active creators.
- Digital storytelling deeply reinforces writing, structure, analysis, and rhetorical skills.
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EPISODE RESOURCES
- Connect with Chayanee Brooks X (Twitter), Instagram, & LinkedIn
- Check out Chayanee Brooks’ Edutopia profile
- iMovie (Moviemaking tool)
- Google Slides (Presentation tool)
- Adobe Premiere (Video editing tool)
- Read Chayanee Brooks’ Edutopia article “Digital Storytelling With a Literary Mindset”
- Uncheatable Assessments and the Role of Digital Storytelling in the Classroom with Michael Hernandez (Podcast Episode)
- Using Tech to Help Students Tell Their Stories with Pam Allyn (Podcast Episode)
- Helping Students Share their Learning Through Video (Podcast episode)
- A Deep Dive into Peer Learning and Student Video Creation with Kristen Brooks (Podcast Episode)
