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Digital Storytelling to Enhance Social Studies Content Knowledge, Explore Multiple Perspectives, and Advocate for Social Justice

Digital Storytelling to Enhance Social Studies Content Knowledge, Explore Multiple Perspectives, and Advocate for Social Justice
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Author(s): Lindsay Yearta (Winthrop University, USA)and Katie Kelly (Furman University, USA)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 22
Source title: Connecting Disciplinary Literacy and Digital Storytelling in K-12 Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Leslie Haas (Xavier University of Louisiana, USA)and Jill Tussey (Buena Vista University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-5770-9.ch012

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Abstract

In this chapter, the authors discuss how digital storytelling expands traditional storytelling options to serve as an integrative approach to (1) deepen student understanding of social studies content, (2) learn history through multiple perspectives, and (3) seek social justice through civics engagement. Most stories told about our history tend to focus on the dominant narrative which portrays an inaccurate depiction of events and individuals. When students move beyond the “single story” of the dominant narrative to explore multiple perspectives, voices, and historical accounts through counter narratives, they develop essential critical thinking skills to help them not only deepen their understanding of content in social studies but to encourage them to actively engage as democratic citizens seeking social justice for a better world.

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