The case study about cross curricular story writing resulted very ineresting. It described how a group of five and six year old children in Istanbul created a digital talking book that was published on line later on. It was an anual project that integrated English with other areas such as Arts and ICT. This project allowed students to work on common themes (colours, numbers, food, etc), to consolidate vocabulary, to develop their writing and speaking skills and most importantly, to share their creation with the world.
It could be said that, according to the SAMR model, this case falls into the Redefinition level since there's a transformation in the way the task was developed, taking into account technological tools. Students were able to do something that would have neen unthinkable wihout the use of technology.
As for TPCK model, the content was mainly related to the traditional areas of vocabulary that are taught to six-year-olds in most countries. The pedagogy aimed at promoting collaborative work. Moreover, the teacher provided a framework to help students to organize their ideas. Finally, as mentioned above, several areas were integrated to develop the project. The thecnological tools were also varied. They used a sound recorder, Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 and the iBook app for its publishing as an e-book. Finally, it is important to highlight that this project was possible, to a great extent, thanks to the institutional initiative and commitment to cross curricular tasks and the use of ICT
As a final reflection, I've found this project very motivating. Students were free to use their imagination and collaborate according to their interests and strengths. I think that becoming digital publishers at an early age was an invaluable and enriching experience that was worth the effort and the time invested.
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