Sharing Photo Stories

A group of second grade students created amazing stories using Microsoft Photo Story 3. Story elements included text, digital photographs, movement, and music that fit their story line. As I pondered how to print the stories so that students had a “tangible” piece of paper to show their work I came to the realization that they did not need to be printed. In fact the students never asked for a printed copy; I was the one who desired that final published piece of work to put on the bulletin board and send home to parents. Are other teachers coming to "ah ha" moments like this as teaching changes with the digital age?