Story telling can have whimsical effects. They allow us to have vicarious experiences. We can travel to magical lands, ancient castles and even journey around the world within hours! Now we can add digital photos to further enhance this practice making it even more appealing and enhancing to our visual experience.
The task in creating these photo stories is in no way tedious. It is an easy and enjoyable process. The site below is indeed helpful to the person who wants to learn to do so:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/tips/firststory.mspx
This tool can be used in the classroom in many different ways. It is up to the teacher to make creative and wise choices that are suited to the learners.
The advantages of employing this genius tool in our classroom are numerous, these are a few:
• They can be used as motivational tools to aid in giving students a desire to read.
• They are enjoyable.
• They can be used to elicit learners’ imagination and creativity.
• They appeal not only to visual but also kinesthetic learners.
• They can provide opportunities for combining different skills.
Integrating picture stories in our classrooms can provide a more dynamic and enjoyable experience for our students; I am very eager to begin employing this tool in my classroom.
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