In their article, Carl Young and Sara Kajder, highlight some of the ways in which digital video can enhance the English language arts curriculum for students. Research shows that "students learn best when they use multiliteracies to read and compose in new ways." Creating digital video stories offers this opportunity by allowing students to compose, collaborate, reflect and analyze in a creative, authentic medium. In order to be fully literate, the authors state that students must know how to use technology tools and know when to use them appropriately. In other words, students must know which form of literacy will "best suppot their purpose for a given audience and a specific context."
As a teacher, I would use digital video technology to enhance language arts. Take for example the traditional book report. I would encourage students to use digital video means for doing their book reports by creating a "trailer" as suggested by the authors or doing a video review of the book. This would be an authentic way for students to express themselves in written form (storyboard and script) and orally, while employing technology. Students could collaborate digitally in creating their video and share their video for other students to comment. This project would meet NETS Standards 1 (creativity and innovation), 2 (communication and collaboration), 4 (critical thinking) and 5 (digital citizenship).
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