{"id":4853,"date":"2026-03-01T00:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T05:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestpractices.teslontario.org\/?post_type=wpbdp_listing&#038;p=4853"},"modified":"2026-03-01T00:47:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T05:47:08","slug":"digital-storytelling-a-powerful-technology-tool-for-the-21st-century-classroom","status":"publish","type":"wpbdp_listing","link":"https:\/\/bestpractices.teslontario.org\/en\/all-resources\/digital-storytelling-a-powerful-technology-tool-for-the-21st-century-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Storytelling: A Powerful Technology Tool for the 21st Century Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"379\" data-end=\"744\">In this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/249901075_Digital_Storytelling_A_Powerful_Technology_Tool_for_the_21st_Century_Classroom\">Research paper<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/249901075_Digital_Storytelling_A_Powerful_Technology_Tool_for_the_21st_Century_Classroom\">,<\/a> Bernard R. Robin examines digital storytelling as a powerful teaching and learning tool that has gained attention in recent years. He discusses its history and describes how it is being used in educational settings. The article also highlights the need for a clear theoretical framework to improve the effectiveness of technology use in classrooms.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"1089\">Robin introduces the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK) framework and explains how it can guide the integration of digital storytelling into instruction. The focus of the article is not simply on using technology, but on understanding how technology, pedagogy, and content knowledge work together to enhance classroom practice.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"1089\"><b>Key Topics<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">History and evolution of digital storytelling<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Educational uses of digital storytelling<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technology integration beyond \u201cjust using software\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Critique of ineffective technology implementation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The TPCK (Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge) framework<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Student engagement and 21st-century skills<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instructional design considerations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leadership and systemic integration of technology<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reference<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Robin, B. R. (2008). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital storytelling: A powerful technology tool for the 21st century classroom.<\/span><\/i> <b>Theory Into Practice, 47<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(3), 220\u2013228. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00405840802153916<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this Research paper, Bernard R. Robin examines digital storytelling as a powerful teaching and learning tool that has gained attention in recent years. He discusses its history and describes how it is being used in educational settings. 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