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Chapter 8
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8363-1.ch008
Teaching History of
Mathematics through
Digital Stories:
A Technology Integration Model
ABSTRACT
This chapter introduces a way for enhancing teaching history of mathematics through digital storytell-
ing. Adapting digitals stories in the form of historical documentaries, this chapter also provides compo-
nents of digital storytelling (point of view, dramatic question, emotional content, the gift of your voice,
the power of the soundtrack, economy, pacing, purpose of story, choice of content, quality of images,
grammar and language usage) and necessary steps (tellable story, compositing script, choosing visual
and audio components, preparing digital stories, presenting digitals stories) that are to be taken into
consideration while preparing digital stories.
INTRODUCTION
Nowadays, technology has surrounded our lives
such a way that we become overly dependent on
it because of its priceless benefits. This close
relationship between (modern) technology and
humanity also affected the way of learning and
teaching. In turn, the term “technology enhanced
learning” becomes evident in recent literature in
education. Technology enhanced learning covers
all those circumstances where technology plays
a significant role in making learning more effec-
tive, efficient or enjoyable (Goodyear, & Retalis,
2010). Moreover, literature provides several
models of technology integration of educational
environments that include accessing and study-
ing learning material, learning through inquiry,
learning through construction, learning through
communication and collaboration, assessing
learning, and developing digital and multimedia
literacy (Bruce, &Levin 1997; Chickering, &
Ehrmann, 1996; Conole, Dyke, Oliver, & Seale,
2004; Jonassen, 2008).
Lutfi Incikabi
Kastamonu University, Turkey