Digital Storytelling

Embedded within Alberta 's new Social Studies Program of Studies for Grade 4, is the integral belief that: "Stories provide a vital opportunity to bring history to life. Through stories, people share information, values and attitudes about history, culture and heritage. Stories are communicated through legends, myths, creation stories, narratives, oral traditions, songs, music, dance, literature, visual and dramatic arts, traditions, and celebrations. They can include or be supported by biographies, autobiographies, archives, news items, novels or short stories. In social studies, stories provide students with opportunities to understand the dynamics of peoples, cultures, places, issues and events that are integral to Alberta ’s history and to contemporary society."

Based on this premise, the General Outcome (4.2) challenges teachers to create learning opportunities for students to "demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the role of stories, history and culture in strengthening communities and contributing to identity and a sense of belonging."

This short module will introduce you to Digital Storytelling, an instructional approach that will help your students bring their stories and the stories of others to life. You will learn how this form of digital expression combines the narrative with images and sound to produce a digital story that transports the viewer into the shoes of real and imaginary people. Equipped with this understanding you will embark on creating your own digital story based on a historical narratives and information from Canada 's past.

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