<P> With the arrival of new media devices like computers, digital cameras, recorders, and software, individuals may share their digital stories via the Internet, on discs, podcasts, or other electronic media . Digital storytelling combines the art of storytelling with multimedia features such as photography, text, audio, voiceover, hypertext and video . Digital tools and software make it easy and convenient to create a digital story . Common software includes iMovie and Movie Maker for user - friendly options . There are other online options and free applications as well . </P> <P> Educators often identify the benefit of digital storytelling as the array of technical tools from which students may select for their creative expression . Learners set out to use these tools in new ways to make meaningful content . Students learn new software, choose images, edit video, make voiceover narration, add music, create title screens, and control flow and transitions . Additionally, there is opportunity to insert interactive features for "reader" participation . It is possible to click on imagery or text in order to choose what will happen next, cause an event to occur, or navigate to online content . </P> <P> Additionally, distinctions may be drawn between Web 2.0 storytelling and that of digital storytelling . Web 2.0 storytelling is said to produce a network of connections via social networking, blogging, and YouTube that transcends beyond the traditional, singular flow of digital storytelling . It tends to "aggregate large amounts of microcontent and creatively select patterns out of an almost unfathomable volume of information," therefore the bounds of Web 2.0 storytelling are not necessarily clear . </P> <P> Another form of digital storytelling is the micromovie, which is "a very short exposition lasting from a few seconds to no more than 5 minutes in length . It allows the teller to combine personal writing, photographic images or video footage, narrative, sound effects, and music . Many people, regardless of skill level, are able to tell their stories through image and sound and share those stories with others ." </P>

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