Creating a personal digital story was an enjoyable experience. The project was engaging because it had personal meaning and it was fun going back and reflecting on a major event in my life. The most difficult part of the project was keeping the video within the two minute time frame. There was so much I could have said about my Ironman experience that it could have been an hour video.
I can see the benifits of digital story telling within the classroom. The process forces the students to go deeper then just the knowledge level of learning. They have to use critical thinking skills to plan out the video and to write the script. As a Geography and History teacher, digital story telling could be utilized for many different topics and to teach many different skills.
