Read Jason Ohler’s The World of Digital Storytellng. While reading, note the essential components of a story. Consider the benefits of learners being creators of media and how this will help develop critical thinking, report writing and media literacy skills.

Watch this video, just for inspiration. What lesson can you take from it when thinking of learners as media creators?

[youtube www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7-QIZnCD2Y]
Video: When I become a teacher (2:22)

Relax and watch this video and experience the power of digital storytelling. Our learners do not have to have sophisticated film equipment but can tell equally powerful stories to change society. How can their stories make the biggest impact?

[youtube http://youtu.be/vupDKCDPuC8]
Video: Why Storytelling Can Change the World and Save the Ocean (14:33)