Ideas from: guides.library.stonybrook.edu/digital-storytelling

Show students examples of stories set at different paces. Discuss the value of breathing and pausing during a story and have students practice recoding stories at different paces - what do they notice?

Know why you're asking students to create digital stories and make sure your students understand and feel there's a meaningful why as well.

Talk about what a digital story is and why it will be a good medium for the current project. Discuss and brainstorm what components students think make up a good digital story. Create some class guidelines and begin brainstorming story ideas.

There are numerous types of digital stories. Explore some of them with your students and discuss which ones might best meet their goals.

Have students research some examples of digital stories so they have a foundation to build off of when creating their own stories. Encourage them to research events and places related to their own stories.

Provide some templates and ask students to plan and storyboard their story before beginning the digital creation

There's an endless array of tech tools to choose from when creating a digital story. Help students choose the best tool by reminding them to think about their project goals, what they hope their audience will experience and feel and what will be user-friendly. Remind students that the technology is only a tool and the most important part of the project is the story.