Lesson 3.1: Digital Essays
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Objectives
- To explore platforms for creating digital essays.
- To learn ways to enhance essays in Google Docs with multimedia.
Activate Prior Knowledge
Explore
News flash! The 5-paragraph essay is out... digital storytelling is in!
Read this blog post about creating digital essays, thinking about the power of writing using multimedia.
Digital Essays: Taking Research Writing into the 21st Century Using Buncee
If you missed it, HERE is an example digital research project created using Buncee.
Questions for Reflection:
- How does the use of multimedia elements make the text more interactive?
- Can allowing more creative writing projects like this increase student engagement?
- Has volume or sophistication of writing been sacrificed by the digital format?
