Thursday, May 17, 2007
Class Web Log for May 17
During today's class we began to learn about Digital Storytelling and how it can be used across disciplines. I found it interesting to research some of the examples on the Uses of Digital Storytelling, showing some ideas on what stories could be done in my discipline, Math. It had Geometry, History of Math, Architecture in Math, and the Pythagorean theorm. I think that it is an interesting idea to teach students how to use a Digital Narrative for student based instruction. I am going to do a lesson involving the use of a Digital Narrative on solving multi-step equations using variables. This will be a colorful tutorial on how to easily solve multi-step equations. The script will begin with a enlarged size equation, looking very ominous, but as the steps for solution progresses, the equation becomes smaller and looks easier to solve.
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I like the idea of creating digital narratives for mathematics. Although I always loved math myself, to many of my friends and family math was dull or intimidating. By creating a digital movie to explain the steps of an equation you are not only creating interest but making it less intimidating for those who fear the subject itself. Its all about speaking the children’s language and by creating a digital narrative to explain the multi steps of an equation, you are doing just that.
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