Researching+Digital+Storytelling

This step is relatively simple.
 * 1) Research the concept of a digital story. Familiarize yourself with the concept such that you would be able to explain this to your great-grandmother...who has never used a computer. Some questions you may try to answer with your research:
 * 2) What is a digital story?
 * 3) How can one create a digital story? (What kind of software might be necessary?)
 * 4) What makes for an interesting story?
 * 5) What are some of the challenges of digital storytelling?
 * 6) Where should I go for extra help if I need it? (Digital Storytelling Resources?)
 * 7) Try starting out with "[|Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling]" or "[|Creative Keys"]and going from there - this website has tons of information and examples. You may also want to use the Google WonderWheel tool to get inspiration about where to look next.
 * 8) Then, mine your brain for your topic. On your own notes (in a notebook or other places where you gather information) answer some of the following questions about the story you'd like to tell. Create a folder on your desktop for your digital story. This is where you can save all your notes, information, pictures, audio, and files that you'd like to incorporate into your story.
 * 9) Select a topic for your digital story. Would you like to write about meeting your best friend? Losing someone close to you? A time when you felt awesome and inspired? Or about your everyday habits and hobbies?
 * 10) Create a folder on the desktop where you can store the materials you find.
 * 11) Search for image resources for your story, including: pictures, drawings, photographs, maps, charts, etc. - Save these resources in your folder.
 * 12) Try to locate audio resources such as music, speeches, interviews, and sound effects. - Save these resources in your folder.
 * 13) Try to find informational content, which might come from web sites, word processed documents, or PowerPoint slides. - Save these resources in your folder.
 * 14) Begin thinking of the purpose of your story. Are you trying to inform, convince, provoke, question?

What's Next? Once you've decided how you'd like to proceed and completed all these steps, you're ready to move on to Writing Your Script!