“Tell a new story.”

Challenges :

● As if finding a topic or story to tell wasn’t already challenging, I suddenly found myself diving deep into

what it is I choose to say with my writing.

● But would telling stories lacking such depictions of violent incidents people suffer truly help eliminate them

or, at the very least, mitigate the frequency in which they occur?

● The things we pay attention to are the things we see; the things we don’t pay attention to disappear.  ● The consequences of having something as important as our news in the hands of one particular social group

are very important.

● Men pay attention to cause, women have a greater tendency to pay attention to effect.  ● Are we even capable of telling new stories and by doing so changing the social narrative?   ● I believe in the power of words and the power of storytelling to teach the audience empathy.

Selection :  Everyone loves to listen to stories. There is hardly anyone among us who has not heard a story during our

childhood. Stories keep children engaged and let them feel that they are also participating in the process of

storytelling. Language learning, any learning for that matter, happens when children are engaged in meaning

making activities. If storytelling is made into an interesting experience and fun filled activity where the listeners

also participate in telling, guessing, manipulating, it could be a joyous learning experience. Though children love to

listen to stories, we need to begin with short sessions, if they are not familiar with storytelling in the classroom.

You can make your own seating arrangement comfortable for children. You can have younger children sit on the

floor around you. Begin with very short stories, riddles, anecdotes and tales which children like better. Here are

some riddles.

Insight :   How will you choose stories for children? We have lots of them available in textbooks, supplementary readers,

publications of NBT, CBT and Sahithya Academy and many other private publications. Don’t you feel we need to

choose the ones children like, those that match their age and language level? So consider the following when

choosing stories to tell in the classroom

● Find stories your children will like.  ● Stories that match their age and language level.  ● Choose stories you like.  ● Choose stories with  simple structures  ● Choose stories with positive values (positive aspects of human nature-resourceful, humorous). Avoid

didactic stories. Stories should be in such as children may understand and critique actions, characters, ideas,

themes in them and make a judgement expressing their own opinions.

● Choose stories that relate to children’s daily life and their thinking, curiosity and interest. (Adapted from

Pederson 1995)

Applications :  The main application of storytelling was Educational purpose.  Transmedia storytelling mimics daily life, making it a strong constructivist pedagogical tool for educational uses.

The level of engagement offered by transmedia storytelling is essential to the Me or Millennial Generation as no

single media satisfies curiosity. Schools have been slow to adopt the emergence of this new culture which shifts the

spotlight of literacy from being one of individual expression to one of community. Whether we see it or not,

Jenkins notes that we live in a globally connected world in which we use multiple platforms to connect and

communicate. Using transmedia storytelling as a pedagogical tool, wherein students interact with platforms, such

as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or Tumblr permits students' viewpoints, experiences, and resources to establish a

shared ​collective intelligence that is enticing, engaging, and immersive, catching the millennial learners' attention,

ensuring learners a stake in the experience. Transmedia storytelling offers the educator the ability to lead students

to think critically, identify with the material and gain knowledge, offering a valuable framework for the

constructivist educational pedagogy that supports student centered learning. Transmedia storytelling allows for the

interpretation of the story from the individual perspective, making way for personalized meaning-making.    Approaches :  Transmedia storytelling is apparent in comics, films, print media, radio, and now social media. The story is told

differently depending on the medium. With social media, the story is told differently depending on which social

media platform someone uses (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) The scale in which the impact each medium has

differs from medium to medium. Before social media, radio and print media were the primary medium to connect

with an audience. With the advancements in technology, social media has become the go-to medium to reach a

large group of people in a fast amount of time. In the ideal form of TS, “each medium does what it does best — so

that a story might be introduced in a film, expanded through television, novels, and comics, and its world might be

explored and experienced through game play. Each franchise entry needs to be self-contained enough to enable

autonomous consumption. That is, you don't need to have seen the film to enjoy the game and vice-versa.


“ Tell a new story . ” Challenges : ● As if finding a topic or story to tell was n’t already challenging , I suddenly found myself diving deep into what it is I choose to say with my writing . ● But would telling stories lacking such depictions of violent incidents people suffer truly help eliminate them or , at the very least , mitigate the frequency in which they occur ? ● The things we pay attention to are the things we see ; the things we do n’t pay attention to disappear . ● The consequences of having something as important as our news in the hands of one particular social group are very important . ● Men pay attention to cause , women have a greater tendency to pay attention to effect . ● Are we even capable of telling new stories and by doing so changing the social narrative ? ● I believe in the power of words and the power of storytelling to teach the audience empathy . Selection : Everyone loves to listen to stories . There is hardly anyone among us who has not heard a story during our childhood . Stories keep children engaged and let them feel that they are also participating in the process of storytelling . Language learning , any learning for that matter , happens when children are engaged in meaning making activities . If storytelling is made into an interesting experience and fun filled activity where the listeners also participate in telling , guessing , manipulating , it could be a joyous learning experience . Though children love to listen to stories , we need to begin with short sessions , if they are not familiar with storytelling in the classroom . You can make your own seating arrangement comfortable for children . You can have younger children sit on the floor around you . Begin with very short stories , riddles , anecdotes and tales which children like better . Here are some riddles . Insight : How will you choose stories for children ? We have lots of them available in textbooks , supplementary readers , publications of NBT , CBT and Sahithya Academy and many other private publications . Do n’t you feel we need to choose the ones children like , those that match their age and language level ? So consider the following when choosing stories to tell in the classroom ● Find stories your children will like . ● Stories that match their age and language level . ● Choose stories you like . ● Choose stories with simple structures ● Choose stories with positive values ( positive aspects of human nature - resourceful , humorous ) . Avoid didactic stories . Stories should be in such as children may understand and critique actions , characters , ideas , themes in them and make a judgement expressing their own opinions . ● Choose stories that relate to children ’s daily life and their thinking , curiosity and interest . ( Adapted from Pederson 1995 ) Applications : The main application of storytelling was Educational purpose . Transmedia storytelling mimics daily life , making it a strong constructivist pedagogical tool for educational uses . The level of engagement offered by transmedia storytelling is essential to the Me or Millennial Generation as no single media satisfies curiosity . Schools have been slow to adopt the emergence of this new culture which shifts the spotlight of literacy from being one of individual expression to one of community . Whether we see it or not , Jenkins notes that we live in a globally connected world in which we use multiple platforms to connect and communicate . Using transmedia storytelling as a pedagogical tool , wherein students interact with platforms , such as Twitter , Facebook , Instagram , or Tumblr permits students ' viewpoints , experiences , and resources to establish a shared ​collective intelligence that is enticing , engaging , and immersive , catching the millennial learners ' attention , ensuring learners a stake in the experience . Transmedia storytelling offers the educator the ability to lead students to think critically , identify with the material and gain knowledge , offering a valuable framework for the constructivist educational pedagogy that supports student centered learning . Transmedia storytelling allows for the interpretation of the story from the individual perspective , making way for personalized meaning - making . Approaches : Transmedia storytelling is apparent in comics , films , print media , radio , and now social media . The story is told differently depending on the medium . With social media , the story is told differently depending on which social media platform someone uses ( Twitter , Facebook , Instagram ) The scale in which the impact each medium has differs from medium to medium . Before social media , radio and print media were the primary medium to connect with an audience . With the advancements in technology , social media has become the go - to medium to reach a large group of people in a fast amount of time . In the ideal form of TS , “ each medium does what it does best — so that a story might be introduced in a film , expanded through television , novels , and comics , and its world might be explored and experienced through game play . Each franchise entry needs to be self - contained enough to enable autonomous consumption . That is , you do n't need to have seen the film to enjoy the game and vice - versa .