My+Digital+Story

=This week during my EDLD 5363 Multimedia Video Technology course, we were instructed to complete a digital story. Before this point, I'd never heard the term. As I completed my reading and attended the few web conferences this week, I have a clearer understanding of what a digital story really is. Finding and downloading the right software was a challenge for me. I installed and uninstalled several applications before I finally found one that was beneficial to me. I eventually downloaded photo story 3. This is a free download that is available on the net. This software is compatible with just about all computer programs. This software made this assignment really easy and stress free. It was all a matter of uploading images and creating music, if you choose to include music into you story. I wish that I had have found this software before my lengthy trial and error period. I attended the TOTS & Technology conference in Galveston, TX, and ironically, one of the workshops that I attended was very informative in this area. During this workshop, I also learned a lot about pod-casting. As far as digital story telling. I will definitely use this in my classroom. I am creating one for my K-2 graders as we speak. Although I had a rocky start with this lesson, I must say that I have learned many things about story telling through collaborating with my peers, web conferences, workshops and web research. I really enjoyed creating my story.=