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 * JUSTIFICATION/RATIONALE **

This unit was created for the purpose of digital story telling for primary school students, particularly grades one to four. Although, digital storey telling can be used by anyone at any age it just depends on the level of the story you are seeking. Here is a great website that I found and it is all about digital story books and I recommend having a look through it to get the idea of how digital story books work. [] This website lets you choose your preferred level. As I am basing my unit on Primary school students, I chose the Elementary Library. It gives you a selection or things to choose from, there are: Print out activities (would be a fun way of teaching reading and getting the children involved without them thinking of it as learning, it is just games and activities), The Book Hive (this takes you to a great site to choose and purchase books you like and want), About and Comments (Another great place, that allows you to leave your thoughts and read what others had to say), Reading List and the Digital Story Tale of your chosen preference. As you can see from this website what the drifts are from digital story books and how amazing they can be. I think they are an excellent way of teaching reading and writing as it gets the students involved, and it is a fun way of doing things.

Bloom’s Taxonomy is another great way to incorporate things. Bloom’s Taxonomy of cognitive objectives is one of the best ways to differentiate the curriculum to meet the needs of students. The six levels of thinking: Creating, evaluating, analysing, applying, understanding, and remembering can provide an outline for planning elements that integrate low to high level thinking activities. That is why, when you use Bloom’s Taxonomy as a planning outline, you can plan for student thinking at all levels and aspects.