Review of Digital Storytelling

Description:
     Digital storytelling is  to create a short story by using digital multi-media techniques based on computer web-site. Students can express their story with music, animation, and their voice. It needs a little bit technique for matching sound and animation, and headsets and microphones.

Pros:
     This is very useful tool for students to show their creativity and ideas for making a story. It is also a good method for collaborative works, like one is for creating a story, another is for making animation, the other is for recording voice, etc. In the process of this project, students can improve their skills for dealing with technical devices, and they really feel self-confident and proud of the outcome. As a result, they are able to engage in class much more actively.

Cons:
     Much time and effort should be needed until students are able to produce a good storytelling video. Teachers also should spend mich time for using this tool properly. Another weak point is that you cannot edit the time for back-ground music, so you have to use only one music through the whole story, and this is the flaw of the site, PowToon.

Overall view:
     The best point of digital storytelling is creating something new and novel by yourself. It gives you  chances  to stretch your imagination as far as you can, and improve your thinking skills in the process. Even though it is not easy to use the tool, it is worth trying it.