Digital storytelling is the use of digital media such as photos, videos, and sounds to tell a story. In its heart is still the oral tradition which we know was practiced in human civilizations for as long as we can remember. Using computer-based tools is just our modern way of carrying out this need for us to tell our stories that allow us to have that sense of being part of a community.
Canva as a Digital Storytelling Tool
Canva is a graphic design platform that allows users to easily create multi-media content and share it through social media. It’s so user-friendly that our 4-year old little girl is already having fun with it; while at the same time, it is so powerful and full-packed with features and elements that many professionals have used to build or advance their careers and businesses by utilizing it.
Digital Storytelling by Kids
This material was prepared by Mommy using the Bible Story of Creation. It is written both in English and Filipino, so that the kids can practice reading it using both languages. In this presentation recorded directly in Canva, our 6-year old Asher read the story to his little sister.
Using Canva to Write Own Stories
The really nice thing about Canva is that is has so many free elements that even if the user does not know how to draw, he can actually make a book. This is what our Kuya Asher came up with mostly by himself. He needed a little help mainly with just editing the spelling and in putting togeher his voice with the storybook pages and the instrumental music that is available in Canva Pro. It’s a good writing exercise and he gets to practice his spelling and punctuation as well.
The kids also make mini-books using cardstock and markers, but Canva makes it possible for them to explore their ideas more using the available elements free to use in the platform. This story writing and storytelling activity can already be their integrated performance task for English, Computer, Art, and Values. As an alternative to reading on screens, we also printed a story by saving it as a PDF file then printing it in booklet form.
There’s a whole lot more to explore in using Canva for Kids and we are excited to share them as we learn more.
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Usimulizi wa hadithi za dijiti ni matumizi ya vyombo vya habari vya dijiti kama vile picha, video, na sauti kuelezea hadithi. Katika moyo wake bado ni utamaduni wa mdomo ambao tunajua ulifanywa katika ustaarabu wa kibinadamu kwa muda mrefu kama tunaweza kukumbuka. Kutumia vifaa vya kompyuta ni njia yetu ya kisasa ya kutimiza mahitaji haya ya kuwaambia hadithi zetu ambazo zinatuwezesha kuwa na hisia ya kuwa sehemu ya jamii. Canva ni jukwaa la kubuni picha ambalo linaruhusu watumiaji kuunda maudhui ya media nyingi na kuishiriki kupitia media ya kijamii. Ni hivyo user-kirafiki kwamba yetu 4 mwaka msichana mdogo tayari kuwa na furaha na hilo; wakati huo huo, ni hivyo nguvu na kamili-packed na vipengele na vipengele kwamba wataalamu wengi wamekuwa kutumika kujenga au kukuza kazi zao na biashara kwa kutumia. Kueleza Hadithi za Kidijitali na Watoto Habari hii ilitayarishwa na Mama akitumia Hadithi ya Biblia ya Uumbaji. Kitabu hicho kimeandikwa katika lugha ya Kiingereza na Kifilipino, ili watoto waweze kufanya mazoezi ya kukisoma kwa kutumia lugha zote mbili. Katika kipindi hiki cha kuelezea, Asher, ambaye ana umri wa miaka sita, alimwambia dada yake mdogo hadithi hiyo. Kwa mfano, unaweza kutumia Canva kuandika hadithi zako mwenyewe, lakini unaweza kutumia Canva kuunda hadithi zako mwenyewe kwa kutumia picha za picha. Hii ni nini Kuya Asher wetu alikuja na zaidi kwa mwenyewe. Alihitaji msaada kidogo hasa na kuhariri herufi na kuweka pamoja sauti yake na kurasa za kitabu cha hadithi na muziki wa vyombo unaopatikana katika Canva Pro. Ni zoezi nzuri ya kuandika na anapata kufanya mazoezi ya herufi na punctuation yake pia. Watoto pia hufanya vitabu vidogo kwa kutumia kadi na alama, lakini Canva inawawezesha kuchunguza mawazo yao zaidi kwa kutumia vipengele vilivyopo bure kutumia kwenye jukwaa. Hii hadithi kuandika na hadithi ya shughuli tayari inaweza kuwa yao jumuishi utendaji kazi kwa ajili ya Kiingereza, Kompyuta, Sanaa, na Maadili. Kama mbadala wa kusoma kwenye skrini, pia tulichapisha hadithi kwa kuhifadhi kama faili ya PDF kisha kuichapisha katika fomu ya kijitabu. Kuna mengi zaidi ya kuchunguza katika kutumia Canva kwa Watoto na sisi ni msisimko wa kushiriki yao kama sisi kujifunza zaidi. Unaweza kujaribu Canva Pro kwa siku 30 bila malipo kwa kutumia kiungo cha chini cha wavuti: www.canva.com