Double Journal Entry #4

   Quote: "The problem for many students their focus on the power of the technology rather then the power of their stories. Some students are engaging the medium at the expense of their message, producing a technical event rather than a story."

Reaction: I completely see where Ohler is coming from. Sometimes students, especially younger students, don't realize what the main purpose is for. You can easily get carried away when were working with technology. You want to make your video better than everyone else's. Though that may be the case you shouldn't discourage the technology. By being a teacher you should show the students what the main purpose is for the activity. Yes we are helping the child by showing him/her different ways of using technology but we need to describe what else we are improving. While working on my story I am enjoying all this cool features for the photos but at the same time see the common purpose my Professor is trying to get through. As long as the students are taught the main purpose the message will be received.

Resource:Ohler, Jason. "The World of Digital Storytelling." The World of Digital Storytelling. Version Article 1. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2011.www.jasonohler.com/pdfs/digitalStorytellingArticle1-2006.pdf.
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