Burrow, L. E. & Smith, S. (2014). Updating and upgrading early elementary school writing experiences with storytelling and technology. Perspectives and Provocations, 1(1).
Abstract:
“This article uses classroom-based examples to advocate for the use of digital storytelling as a 21st-century update to Vivian Paley’s storytelling and story acting curriculum in elementary grades (K – 3). The article describes Paley’s traditional early childhood writing process and outlines how to update and upgrade it with technology in order to better engage modern-day, young writers. Discussions of how to leverage a technological pedagogical and content knowledge framework (or TPACK) to assist educators in considering the benefits, capabilities, and limitations of digital storytelling as related to the potential enhancement of young students’ digital writing is also presented.”