Tell Your Story! - Read Me First

Why Tell Stories

How To Start

WHY TELL STORIES?

Stories help define who we are and how we fit into the world we live in. The digital story station gives you the opportunity to spotlight something, you care deeply about, and wish to preserve and share with friends and family as well as also add to the growing collection of digital stories available for public education and enjoyment. History is created out of many personal stories that become part of the larger context of our culture and society. Digital stories create a tapestry of individual experiences, each illuminating a piece of the larger story that we collectively share.

Creating your story will involve spoken words, but will be different than a conversation or speech covering the same territory. Creating your story may also use still images or home videos but it will become more than a simple photo album or slide show set to music. Your digital story has the potential to make art out of life and, thereby offer you a different perspective on some aspect of your own experiences and history.

TELL YOUR OWN STORY - HERE'S HOW...

First, read the orientation (below) - it will provide an overview of storytelling operations and the four-step process of finding and creating your own story.

ORIENTATION document (pdf)

When you're done reviewing this orientation document, we suggest that you review stories to get a better idea of this form of digital storytelling.

WATCH STORIES 

When you're done watching sample stories, go to Step 2 and start writing your own story with our easy to use online forms and documents.