Digital Storytelling from Carnegie Mellon University

Learn about various uses for digital storytelling in education, including modality, virtual reality, interactivity, and visualization. Samples of each category are available for viewing. Also, learn how to create digital stories and about issues related to copyright, technology, and authoring. This tutorial steps you through the process in an easy-to-follow fashion.

Digital Storytelling is the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling. Digital stories derive their power by weaving images, music, narrative and voice together, thereby giving deep dimension and vivid color to characters, situations, experiences, and insights. Tell your story now digitally. - Leslie Rule, Digital Storytelling Association

Digital Storytelling

This site includes a list of resources for digital storytelling in education, digital family stories, and international digital storytelling, in addition to a tutorial describing how to create digital stories (tools to use, sequencing, and evaluating).


Making Movies: Students prove they're learning at this high school by making "mathcasts"
This Aug/Sep 2007 EDTECH article describes a high school class that makes "movies" as they solve math problems on an interactive whiteboard, allowing the teacher, parents, or students to review it at a later date.

Teaching Video Blogging to Elementary School Educators