So personal or personalized?


There are many apps which allow you to create your own story.  Some are more open-ended than others, some offer ready-made templates in which you can insert your own texts, sounds or pictures. Some apps come with no story templates and you can just record, write and draw whatever you would like. 

 

The Our Story comes with no story-templates: children and adults can create their own templates and make these  “personal” or “personalized”. The difference between the two has important practical consequences and is worthy of more scrutiny in wider educational contexts. I’m currently writing a research paper on this topic, please check my academia.edu page for updates.