- "Digital storytelling" is a relatively new term which describes the new practice of everyday people who use digital tools to tell their 'story'.

- Digital stories often present in compelling and emotionally engaging formats, and can be interactive.

- The term "digital storytelling" can also cover a range of digital narratives (web-based stories, interactive stories, hypertexts, and narrative computer games).

Below is an example:

The heading of the story is :

Introduction

Eyes

Ears

Nose

Mouth

Fingers

conclusion

• Aspects of digital storytelling like pictures, music, and narration reinforce ideas and appeal to different learning types; visual, auditory, reading/writing, and kinesthetic.

• When students are able participate in the multiple steps of designing, creating and presenting their own digital stories, they can build several literacy skills.

These include the following:

1. Research skills by finding and analyzing information when documenting the story,

2. Writing skills when developing a script.

3. Organization skills by managing the scope of the project within a time constraint.

4. Technology skills can be gained through learning to use a variety of tools, such as digital cameras and multimedia authoring software.

5. Presentation skills through the presentation of the story to an audience. 

6. Students also gain interview, interpersonal, problem-solving and assessment skills through completing their digital story and learning to receive and give constructive criticism.