Digital Storytelling is a wonderful phenomenon which has taken off in the last couple of years. I found a YouTube video which explains digital storytelling in plain English. Since I wasn’t sure if there was a specific idea for the storytelling, the video thoroughly explained the idea to me. Digital Storytelling is actually very simple and is easy enough for anyone to do. The idea is to use digital media like a PowerPoint, video, podcast, or an animation to explain an idea. The idea is not to just explain an emotion or how your day has been going, but to make a digital story which helps people understand how to do something, like a mathematical equation. These digital stories are far easier to make than anyone could have guessed and I recently made one without even realizing it. All you need to get started is a camera or video camera which easily converts the files onto your computer, a computer, and editing software. Once you have decided what you are going to be explaining you can add the videos, captions, transitions, music, and even a voice over. Digital Stories no longer limit your audience to being the people who are around and can hear what you are saying. The storytelling and animation can travel through the internet to anyone you want to see it. Even posting these stories on YouTube attracts more viewers than you would have thought possible.
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