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Reflection on Digital Storytelling Module
My partner is Lillian. To start this digital storytelling project, we discussed the topic. She said she liked history, and I have some experience traveling around different countries, so we built our idea around that. Then, suddenly, we realized that we both love hamburgers ,so we decided to create a story called “Bun-believable!”.
We gave each other feedback along the way and tried to make decisions together. Actually, throughout this teamwork experience, we didn’t have much conflict. As friends, we really trusted each other and gave one another space to make decisions. We used LINE to communicate regularly and worked separately whenever needed. One important thing we agreed on was to always do our part. We set rough deadlines for when each task should be done, and that helped us stay on track.
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Lillian
For example, when it came to images, we decided to use ChatGPT to generate pictures. But since ChatGPT only allows three image generations per day, Lillian told me that I had to give her clear prompts every day before the assignment deadline so she could generate the images in time.
When it comes to technical issues, using Book Creator was completely new for me. For instance, we wanted to match the background color of the page with the colors in the image, but at first, I couldn’t find that feature. Later, Lillian showed me where to find it—she’s really familiar with these tools, so I learned a lot from her throughout the process.I found the digital tools we used in this project very interesting and quite eye-catching. As someone who is still getting used to all these platforms, I realized how powerful they can be, especially for today’s students, who are basically “digital natives.” Tools like Book Creator can really catch their attention and make learning more engaging. However, I also feel that this only works well when the storybook is done properly. During our class presentation, I noticed that some books were hard to follow or understand, even for us as classmates. So it made me think, if we find them difficult to read, it might be even harder for young readers.So this made me realize how important it is to think from the reader’s perspective, not just as the creator. As a future language teacher, I believe digital storytelling has a lot of potential, but it needs to be carefully designed. A good story should be clear, interesting, and comfortableto read.