The Art of Digital Storytelling

Subject Area(s):

• K-12: Language Arts
• K-12: Technology

Grade Level(s):

• 5th-6th Grade

Description:

This unit involves a 5th grade English teacher collaborating with the LMS on a unit on picture books. This lesson was created in hopes of following the emerging trend of using picture books with older children. The LMS will read a few books with the students. The students will then split up into groups of 2 with one person being the writer and the other being the illustrator and create their own picture books. These books will then be digitalized by being scanned into digital storybook templates.

Goals & Objectives:

Instructional Goals

• Students will gain an appreciation of picture books.
• Students will use their creativity to create a story or art work.
• Students will use technology create a digital story.
• Students will present stories/art both in a written and digital form.

Learning Objectives

• Students will read at least two picture books on their own.
• Students will either write a story or illustrate a story.
• Students will use technology to convert their stories to a digital form.

Motivational Goals

• Generate interest in the writing process
• Build confidence in students’ abilities to write or illustrate
• Build confidence in students’ abilities to read their work aloud
• Generate excitement to create a digital story

Materials:

Please see attached lesson plan file named "lesson_plan_2.doc".

Procedures:

Please see attached lesson plan file named "lesson_plan_2.doc".

Assessment:

Please see attached lesson plan file named "lesson_plan_2.doc".

Supporting Files:

• lesson plan 2.doc
  Lesson Plan
• Book templates.ppt
  Sample digital book templates

Standards:

National Information Literacy Standards (K-12)

Uses information accurately and creatively

• Integrates new information into one's own knowledge.

Participates effectively in groups to pursue and generate information.

• Collaborates with others, both in person and through technologies, to design, develop, and evaluate information products and solutions.
• Subject: K-12: Language Arts

National Content Standards (K-12)

Writing

• Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process
• Uses the stylistic and rhetorical aspects of writing
• Uses grammatical and mechanical conventions in written compositions

Listening and Speaking

• Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes
• Subject: Art Connections
• Understands connections among the various art forms and other disciplines
• Subject: K-12: Technology
• Understands the nature of technological design
• Understands the nature and operation of systems

What is Government and What Should it Do?

• Understands the nature and uses of different forms of technology
• Understands the relationships among science, technology, society, and the individual
• Knows the characteristics and uses of computer hardware and operating systems
• Knows the characteristics and uses of computer software programs