Example Digital Stories

Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling website by University of Houston College of Education
StoryCenter's website based in Berkeley, CA
Watch Nick tell his digital story:"Through the Eyes of a DySleXiC Student"

Animations

MinutePhysics: A Brief History of Everything

Interactive media

NYTimes: The Daily 360 interactive videos - After 50 Years, Detroit Unrest Remains Vivid
Google Earth Education - Teacher Project: US Famous Landmarks by Denise Thomas, Blue Valley Schools, Kansas. Video about the project: Put Your Story on the Map

Podcasts

A podcast is a digital audio file made available on the Internet for downloading to a computer or mobile device, typically available as a series, new installments of which can be received by subscribers automatically. To Stream: Go to a website, such as serialpodcast.org, and click the play button. To Download: Get it delivered to your phone or tablet each week using an app. For iPhones and iPads, use the Podcasts app. (It comes installed on newer devices and you can get it from the App Store). For Android devises, see 10 best podcast apps for Android, which you can it the Play Store.

Amateur podcasts

StoryCorps – StoryCorps’ mission is to preserve and share humanity’s stories in order to build connections between people and create a more just and compassionate world. Stories are stored at the Library of Congress.

Futility Closet: Forgotten stories from the pages of history. Recommended episode- Podcast Episode 162: John Muir and Stickeen

Radio / podcasts

Planet Money (NPR) podcast: Imagine you could call up a friend and say, "Meet me at the bar and tell me what's going on with the economy." Now imagine that's actually a fun evening.

Love+Radio: Interview-driven episodes encompass the full arc of a particular story. Recommended episodes: The Wisdom of Jay Thunderbolt or Fix.

This American Life: A weekly public radio show produced by Chicago Public Media that is broadcast on more than 500 stations to about 2.1 million listeners. Serial and S-Town Podcasts are also from the creators of This American Life.