Digital Storytelling

I decided to make a digital story about Brazil. My parents moved to Sao Paulo, Brazil several years ago and I have been there often to visit. In my digital story I incorporated pictures of the different places I have been. I included several pictures of Rio de Janeiro and of the beach. Juquehy Praia Beach is my favorite place to go to when I'm in Brazil. My slide show ends with a picture that I took of Sao Paulo, Brazil at nighttime. It is a cool place to visit and there is so much to see! Here is the digital story I created: http://www.slide.com/r/Ncu_yart6T_-23Lq_9aR1xh4rvSJw4QN

Digital storytelling can be a very useful teaching tool. For example, as stated in the reading, "it can help engage students in a project by having them all tell a story of their own." This sort of project can help make learning personal which is important. Digital stories and slideshows help give students a visual of what is being taught to them. It can be a great tool to display images for any subject. It can show images on how to do a math problem step by step or a science experiment. It is a creative way to display any lesson. I used Slide to create my digital story. It was very easy to use and upload my own photos. It allowed me to customize my slidshow by having a variety of styles, themes, and backgrounds to choose from.