Teaching Recount Text By Making A Simple Digital Storytelling
The rapid
development of information and communication technology (ICT) is challenge to
be faced by the education nowadays. The integration of computer-mediated
communication with multimedia courseware, electronic libraries, and data bases
has led to the emergence of a whole new kind of educational experience, namely
e-learning or networked learning (Naidu, 2005:1). In language learning
especially English, the concept which called e-learning gets positive response
from the students because the text media which often they get is boring. The
e-learning concept is considered to be more interactive and easier to deliver
information in class.
Although the
information and communication technology (ICT) is developing very fast, the
instructor still have dufficulties in operating it. The school may have
completed each class of the technological tool like computer, lcd projector,
etc. But just several teachers can use them well. Sadik (2008:488) believe that
many teachers worldwide are not able to adopt technology for teaching and
learning task, and the gap between technology presence in schools and its
effective use is too wide. The use of digital media will not be successful if
the teacher are not able to operate it.
A digital
media that should be applied in classroom is digital storytelling. The digital
storytelling is a relatively new term which describes the new practice of
ordinary people who use digital tools to tell their ‘story’. Sadik (2008:490)
believe that digital story telling is the social practice of telling stories
that makes use of low-cost digital cameras, non-linear authoring tools and
computers to create short multimedia stories. The teacher can use digital
storytelling to support students’ learning by encouraging them to organize and
express their ideas and knowledge in an individual and meaningful way (Sadik,
2008:490). So it will be interesting media to apply in classroom.
There are many
advantages of using digital storytelling in education. Sadik (2008:490)
suggested the advantages of storytelling : (1) to provide more variation than
traditional methods in currrent practice; (2) to personalize learning
experience; (3) to make explanation or the practicing of certain topics
more compelling; (4) to create real life situation in an easy and cheaper way;
and (5) to enhance the involment of students in the learning process. So by
those advantages, the researcher belives that digital storytelling will
interest the students and enhance their skills especially in speaking.
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Sources :
Naidu, Som. 2005. Learning and Teaching with
Technology. London: Kogan Page
Sadik, Alaa. 2008. Digital Storytelling: A meaningful
technology-integrated approach for engaged student learning, 56. 487-506
