What a day.   I am so exhausted but quite proud of all of us.  We had tens of technical problems and we found ways to deal with most of them.  Many participants performed digital tasks using digital tools that they had never before even attempted.  Many participants have gained a new respect for building digital content for the Internet.  I think all of us learned at least two or three things that will help us make a better digital story next time.  Inevitably that will help us become better teachers. 

Hopefully all the participants are starting to explore ways that digital storytelling and digital writing projects can be used to improve teaching and learning in her specific content area and grade level.

Tomorrow will be our biggest challenge yet.  Everyone must render a final movie and everyone must move forward in the workshop and begin thinking about the ways digital storytelling can be tailored to meet classroom needs.  We will also have to look at the national standards for writing and technology, which are reason enough for us to get excited about using digital storytelling.

If you read this blog post tonight, look at what Jennifer New has to say about using digital storytelling in the classroom.  How to use Digital Storytelling Classroom