Reel Works in School & 7 Things you should know about Digital Storytelling

Explain some of the benefits of youth filmmaking for learning in and out of school. 

I want to begin by saying that any tool or tools that has to do with technology is a great game changer for the the classroom and learning. I think that student can do so much more with film making and Digital storytelling

Benefits of using digital media in the classroom or in school are:

as explained in 7 Things you should know about Digital Storytelling 

1. The use of video

2. Images

3. Video 

4. Prezi links

5. Social media add on's

 These are all tools that can be used to narrate stories and give persuasion to what ever message students are trying to convey With their project much like what we saw in Reel Works in Schools. 

Benefits of using digital media out of school are:

1. Students can interview community people 

2. Target issues that deal with real life outside of school issues like what we saw in the video ACES The Lie Called Freedom what a powerful video. 

3. Opportunity to expand and create outside the box and parameters of school.