Digital+Camera+Enhance+Personal+Narrative

=**__Digital Camera to Enhance a Personal Narrative__ This class will be focused toward the K-5 Writing Initiative, but the techniques used to enhance a personal narrative can be utilized at any level. __Learning Initiatives__ One important element of quality written language instruction is providing the opportunity for the student to make a personal connection to their writing. Research indicates that when children understand the connection their writing makes to their world, the quality of the writing improves. When this personal connection is established the flow of thoughts and ideas is enhanced. Once this flow is established, the student is able to expend energy toward improving the writing process, rather than laboring through the development of the ideas for the project. How will digital photos added to a student's personal narrative assist them in taking these "small moments" in their lives and developing them into a personal narrative? Imagine the student creating the story with the photo or photo series right in front of them, walking through the moment just as they had taken the photos. The narrative replays as a movie in their mind, allowing the details of the piece to flow. Explore this strategy for helping your students develop their writing skills. __Prerequisites:__** __Please bring your own digital camera__, we will only have a few available to share.= =__Elementary Teachers__ If you are interested in learning how the student will download and add their photos into Open Office software on the student machines, download the following program on your laptop: OpenOffice: []**=