Storytelling in early childhood education: Time to go digital

Abstract Digital storytelling blends the ancient art of with a range contemporary tools to weave stories together author's narrative voice, including digital images, graphics, music and sound. storytelling, as both teaching method learning resource, has been applied in many innovative ways at all levels education. supports student allows teachers adopt improved methods. Storytelling is proven popular pedagogy, while relatively recent still seldom used setting early childhood Using case study storytelling–art–science club Jakarta, Indonesia, researcher explored how why This one few organizations that use for programs childhood. Data were collected qualitatively using in-depth interviews four teachers, document analysis, twice-observations activities each session 35 37 children. The data analyzed analytical memoing results indicate this several important reasons. They claimed simple technology made more entertaining, captivating, engaging, communicative theatrical. suggests ability should be enhanced; schools' information communication (ICT) devices equipped; some funding also allocated by government modernize school equipment; curriculum tailored meet technological developments, provide opportunities children learn make good technology.