Bringing stories to life: Exploring Digital Storytelling in Early Childhood Education
April 3, 2025

The Creative Story-Tellers workshop series concluded with its final module on April 2, 2025, focusing on Digital & Technical Skills for Integrating Digital Elements in Storytelling. More than 70 early childhood educators participated in this exciting session, where they explored the power of digital storytelling and its role in enhancing children’s creativity and engagement.

💡 What is Digital Storytelling?

The session kicked off with an introduction to digital storytelling, covering:
✔️ What is digital storytelling?
✔️ The pros & cons of using digital tools in early childhood education
✔️ Practical ways to integrate digital storytelling into the classroom

Lesson 1: Introduction to Digital Storytelling Tools & Applications

Participants discovered a variety of digital storytelling tools that can be used to create interactive learning experiences. The session also covered multimodal storytelling techniques, emphasizing how combining text, images, audio, and animations can make storytelling more engaging for young learners.

Lesson 2: Techniques for Integrating Digital Elements into Storytelling

Educators were introduced to four digital tools that can be used to enhance storytelling:
📌 Digital Whiteboard & Projections – Enhancing interactive storytelling sessions.
📌 Bee & BlueBots – Teaching sequencing and logic through programmable robots.
📌 Animal 4D+ – Bringing stories to life with augmented reality (AR).
📌 StopMotion Studio – Encouraging children to create their own animated stories.

🎉 Wrapping Up the Creative StoryTellers Series

As we close the Creative StoryTellers workshop series, we celebrate the incredible journey we have taken together—three modules, six lessons, and countless inspiring discussions aimed at empowering early childhood educators with new techniques, tools, and perspectives.

💡 Thank you to all participants, trainers, and partners for your enthusiasm and dedication!