LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR SELF(IE) Dr. Amanda Lickteig
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alicktei@emporia.edu
As middle and secondary-level students flex their voices to share their own stories, digital tools and online media provide teachers and their students avenues to consider some of the poignant questions posed by Franki Sibberson—"Whose stories are missing?” and “How can our students use their voices to create change in their communities?” Let’s examine ways that teachers can call upon the intersection of media and digital literacies using online tools to engage students in consuming and creating multiple texts that recognize and challenge the ways in which some stories are elevated and others silenced. Media literacy is a 21st century approach to education. It provides a framework to access, analyze, evaluate, create and participate with messages in a variety of forms — from print to video to the Internet. Media literacy builds an understanding of the role of media in society as well as essential skills of inquiry and selfexpression necessary for citizens of a democracy.
We have our students write, create, record, use video and more. How about podcast? Another way to think about digital storytelling. Spreaker is an easy to use tool to create podcasts. Chat, interview, add in effects, and more. Students will love having their own podcasts to include in library webpages and social media sites. Perfect for grades 6-12, use Spreaker for your next round of book talks or maker interviews.
(www.medialit.org/media-literacydefinition-and-more)
Digital literacy is the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills. (www.edweek.org/ew/ articles/2016/11/09/what-is-digital -literacy.html)
Can Art Amend History?
A site committed to the improvement of the writing of high school students via a global online community and guided interactive process. Young writers are encouraged to find their voices in writing, polish their editing, and publish on an international platform. Write the World also aids students in developing tools that will aid them in writing and communication for success in school, career, and life. Geared toward high school, use for poetry slams and writing competitions.
Titus Kaphar Artist Titus Kaphar makes paintings and sculptures that wrestle with the struggles of the past while speaking to the diversity and advances of the present. In an unforgettable live workshop, Kaphar takes a brush full of white paint to a replica of a 17thcentury Frans Hals painting, obscuring parts of the composition and bringing its hidden story into view. There's a narrative coded in art like this, Kaphar says. What happens when we shift our focus and confront unspoken truths? Found at: bit.ly/KapharTEDtalk
Buncee is a presentation and digital storytelling tool great for creating interactive multimedia presentations. Students, educators, and teacher librarians can integrate content using a wealth of sources as well as create within the program directly on each slide. An easy to use toolbar within the program provides ease of accessibility and preview without the user ever navigating away from the slide or program. Available via multiple platforms Buncee is appropriate for levels K-12. Use it with students in creating their own digital personal histories.
