Storyboarding

Before this assignment, I didn't know anything about storyboarding, so I decided to use this opportunity to find out what it is and how it could be useful to me. I explored a few websites before finally settling on one. The website I found described exactly what a storyboard is and how to use it. This article laid out step by step how to do a rough storyboard. It even gave an example and some helpful tips on practicing a storyboard before actually implementing the use of this technique. The storyboard seems to me to be a visual expression of an outline, which would be very helpful for visual learners that do not comprehend things as well that are simply written. A storyboard would be a perfect tool to outline the way a lesson would flow, and allow a teacher to make necessary changes before presenting the lesson to students. If I were teaching a middle or high school class, I would also consider having them use storyboarding when developing projects, especially if they are working in a group. The storyboard would allow them to easily see how their project is coming together, and where they may need improvements. I think this would be a good tool that they could even carry with them after their time in my classroom.

I do feel though, that I do not know a lot about storyboarding, and that I would need to do extensive research, or even have a storyboard demonstrated for me before I would feel comfortable enough to use this technique.