This article presents lots of excellent ideas for having students create digital texts, both fiction and nonfiction. Examples of student work, narrated by the students, are provided.

When we use multimedia to develop and share student stories we foster self-expression. The added dimension of video provides a method for these students to display their creativity. This article features an educator's insight and tips in...

Educause answers 7 questions on Digital Storytelling, from "What is it?" to "Why is it significant?" and "The implications for teaching and learning."

This article focuses on "Immigrant Stories" which has enabled wide participation by giving individuals complete control over their stories and defining "immigrant" broadly. It teaches anyone, including students, to make a digital story...

This is a great site for broadcast journalists; it focuses on the elements that make a story great. You can find tips on writing from some of the top people in the industry.

This article discusses the importance of teaching students how to write for an online audience using traditional writing skills but transitioning these to digital media. The author talks about ways to incorporate social media and...

This article focuses teaching student to create digital immigrant stories. Immigrant Stories teaches participants to create digital stories about their personal or family immigration experiences. Digital stories are brief (3-5 minute)...