AR MONTH 10

Is there a connection between the data produced from your Cycles and the research reported in your Literature Review?

One of the most difficult parts of my action research project is to have kindergarteners go through the seven elements of digital storytelling. Since they are kindergarteners, and are just learning EVERYTHING (I teach at a title one school in which lots of things are new to them) I have to do a lot of the digital storytelling myself. I am working on focusing more on the elements in my action research project as kindergarten it is difficult to do. I think that if this schoology website works, it will help the students ‘connect’ with the story more. They will be able to share items in their actual home. This will make it more personal. I predict students will also be excited to share their findings with their classmates. These seven elements were a big portion of my literary review.


One big connection I have found through my literary review and my cycles is how engaged and motivated the students are during the process of collecting their pictures to put into the digital story. The students are so excited to go on a ‘scavenger hunt’ and put down on paper what they have found.

Another connection I have found is the engagement the students are in while watching and listening to their voice and pictures being shown of the letter we are working on. Although it is me that ultimately puts together the digital story, the students enjoy watching each others work. The letter is repeated so many times through the students voices that it allows most students to master the letter.




How will LMO impact your Action Research project?
I have taken a lot of good ideas out of my LMO class for my action research project. I really enjoyed learning about the schoology website and how to create it using the ADDIE system. This website I produced backed my action research project as I was taking the project “home” to the parents.
My Schoology website I titled, “Kindergarten 101: Digital Stories and leveled alphabet homework. I decided to try and make the portion of the digital stories something the students could do at home. They would be collecting the pictures portion at home finding three pictures that began with a letter of the alphabet. Next, they would take pictures and post them on the website. This helps me as a teacher cut out the time it takes for each student to find items in the classroom. It will also allow the students to share a part of ‘home’ with the rest of the classmates. When the students send back the pictures, I will compile them and turn them into our classroom digital story.

How important is online content delivery or personal learning environments to your Action Research project?

Since I teach kindergarten, online content delivery isn’t a critical aspect. The only way it will be helpful is if the parents will get actively involved in their child’s learning and submit photos online through schoology. I run into the problem of some kids don’t have a computer even at home. I thought everyone had a computer, but some of my students don’t have that advantage. Although this isn't vital to my action research project, it will be beneficial to those students parents that do choose to get involved.