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In ECE 211, students will apply computational thinking concepts by designing and creating a digital storybook for young children using the Storybird platform.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Title of Activity\/Assignment<\/strong>: Storybird (Digital Storytelling)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Description<\/strong>:  <\/em>Storybird<\/strong> is a digital storytelling platform, using artwork from illustrators and animators to inspire imagination and creativity in writing. Students will work collaboratively with a partner to develop an online children\u2019s picture book, appropriate for grades Prek -2. Students will be guided to create an \u201cuntold\u201d story that builds upon their lived experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rationale<\/strong>: ECE 211 is a course that integrates the creative arts and emergent literacy, which makes Storybird<\/strong> the perfect digital storytelling platform for this assignment. Storybird<\/strong> is a visual storytelling medium that will engage our students in exploring diverse artworks from a global collection, using a technological tool that they can bring into an early childhood classroom, often introducing digital storytelling to young children for the first time.  As a collaborative digital storytelling platform, Storybird<\/strong> provides opportunities for children to tell stories together with their families, engaging their own cultural and linguistic practices and connecting with family members who may live in distant places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Standards:<\/strong> Impacts of Computing (IC) 1,3,6; Computational Thinking (CT) 1,4, 6,10; Digital Literacy (DL) 2,4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learning Goals:<\/strong> This project centers creativity in a unique way. Students engage with the work of illustrators from around the world, select illustrations that speak to them, and find the story within those illustrations. It reverses the usual process that centers text first, and builds visual literacy, supporting students in being critical interpreters of images. Students can choose the language(s) they want to write in and tell stories from their lived experiences affirming, building on, and extending learners\u2019 linguistic and cultural practices. The project is learner-centered and collaborative, encouraging students to not only tell their stories, but share stories with one another and look for points of connectivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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