A+Practical+Example

The original digital story at the link below was created to address multiple aspects of digital story implementation in the classroom including:

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 * answering the curricular essential question "What does a plant cell have to do in order to generate glucose?"
 * The teacher provides basic background knowledge as a starting point for student work.
 * presenting information in a clear and compelling way.
 * Students are engaged in the learning process as they are asked to solve a personal problem for the teacher.
 * acting as a functioning model of a digital story for students by including elements of audio, images and recorded voice, among others.
 * Students become familiar with the components of a digital story during viewing.
 * serving as a method of communicating an assignment to students.
 * Students are given their task and the essential questions that they must answer within the digital story.
 * incorporating aspects of digital stories and dynamic media discussed throughout this Wiki.
 * Dynamic media, the essential elements of a digital story, use of multiple technologies, composition of essential questions, implementation of stories in the classroom, etc. are all incorporated into this sample story.

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