Digital Storytelling in Middle School Math.

1. DIGITAL STORYTELLING
IN
MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH
Diana Amend

2. Elements of a Good Digital Story
◦ Told in the first person
◦ Story has a point to make or a lesson to be learned
◦ Hook to draw in viewer, tension to keep them engaged
◦ Brief, to the point, and well paced
◦ Uses multimedia to enhance and reveal story details
◦ Multimedia contributes to the story without detracting from it
Adapted from Take Six: Elements of a Good Digital Story by www.digitales.com

3. Digital storytelling can be used to
increase student engagement in
the math classroom. Here are
some ideas . . .

4. Consider A Day Without Math
http://goo.gl/wvtvmE

5. Real World Examples
◦ Students can apply math skills to
solve real world problems while telling
their story
◦
Teachers can use digital storytelling
to engage students when applying
math to real world problems
◦ Students can write their own math
story or solve one provided by their
teacher
◦ Students can apply math concepts
when retelling an historical event
◦ Teachers can show the historical
applications for math
“Math-ter and Commander” by puuikibeach on Flickr
CC BY 2.0 License
http://farm1.staticflickr.com/30/64690396_679e27e6c5.jpg

6. Review Math Skills
o Teachers can use storytelling to
review skills and concepts
o Students can develop peer
tutorials to help classmates and
deepen their personal
understanding of math concepts
o Teachers and students could
make “think aloud” stories to
generate and share problem
solving strategies
“308.365 Budget” by rbbaird on Flickr
CC BY-NC 2.0 License
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4086/5073748911_3bdea4888a.jpg

7. Math Vocabulary
o Students can develop stories
that incorporate math
vocabulary
o Students can create math
riddles that use math vocabulary
“Vocabulary – Words are Important” by Dr Noah Lotton Flickr
CC BY-NC 2.0 License
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7275/7851395464_3239e6292d.jpg

8. Mathematicians Past and Present
◦ Students can write and share
biographical stories about
famous mathematicians
◦ Students can research and
share stories related to the
application of mathematics in
the workplace
◦ Students can assume the role
of mathematician in a Project
Based Learning activity. They
can share the problem and
solution
http://youtu.be/9J0NfUe8PIo