Digital Storytelling

       Digital storytelling is the practice of using computer-based tools to tell stories.

Digital storytelling can be used in the field of education in order to make the learning process entertaining.

     Storybird is a site that allows users to create , read and share visual stories.It is very effective for teaching language.For example students can expand their vocabulary by stories.Since seeing how words are used in context is better than just to trying to memorize the meaning of the words, they can learn new words by reading visual stories and at the same time they can have fun .

                                                 Here is a sample story:

                                                      

     Powtoon is also a great website.It is used for creating animated videos and presentations.Keeping students engaged is hard.Powtoon hepls teachers to retain student’s attention by generating excitement and motivation in classroom.Teachers can use it to explain subjects in an amusing way .

Other digital storytelling websites :Pixton, Zooburst, Zimmertwins, Animoto, Prezi...