Digital Storytelling

Effective communication is not just about speaking and listening, reading and writing. Today’s students need skills to help them navigate the ever-increasing world of new texts.

The engaging workshop activities in Digital Storytelling lead students to:

• Examine the main elements of a film or digital story, such as camera angles, editing and sound – and how film-makers use them to create dramatic and psychological effects.
• Analyse different genres of film and media, such as mystery, comedy, advertising, reality TV and current affairs.
• Cement the knowledge gained, by using these techniques to construct their very own digital story – and perhaps hold a film festival!

Because Digital Storytelling examines the elements of film and existing genres, the resulting student productions are far more sophisticated and informed than films produced by a ‘point-and-shoot’ approach to the technology.

The approach fosters transferrable skills in students, including literacy, team work, resilience and self confidence, problem solving skills and leadership capacity.

The Action Stations series for middle and upper primary students introduces new technologies to the classroom. Each Action Stations book shows both why and how teachers can practically and meaningfully use specific new technologies in their classroom to develop literacy, analytical and thinking skills. Practical in nature, Action Stations titles contain lesson plans, templates, proformas and a toolkit of resources for teachers.