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Photostorying connecting Oakwood students to curriculum
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Oakwood Elementary School third-grader Emma Anzaldi browses through her collection of photographs while working on her digital photostory Wednesday morning at the school’s media center in Oakwood. Anzaldi mixed together photos, graphics and text to tell the story of what is important to her.
Every person has a story to tell, and in Oakwood, elementary students are getting the chance to share theirs. At Oakwood Elementary School, students are undertaking a yearlong project, dubbed “photostorying,” where they capture meaningful images from their personal life and compile them into a personal “story” using computer programs. But, school officials said, the idea is not just for recreation — it doubles as a valuable educational tool.
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Where a new subdivision is being developed off Lake Lanier
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Construction crews prepare new single-family homes and townhomes currently going up Wednesday, April 2, 2025, off Chestatee Rd. near Bolding Mill in Hall County at the new Falcon Landing subdivision. - photo by Scott Rogers
A new housing development is springing up off the shores of Lake Lanier.
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