Blog #1

The digital story that I found most intriguing was The Gift of Nonviolence. The use of the author's flashbacks and relation to his earliest memories allowed the correspondence to occur. The images that were displayed throughout the presentation were very powerful in showing the area where the non-violent protest took place, and the things that happened there. It reminded me of John Lennon's peace protests. There was an aura about the general feeling of the piece that things, although somewhat crazy and disturbing at times, would turn out alright in the end.

I think that digital storytelling can be used in education by relating worldly events on a much smaller scale. I believe that the images that can be used in digital storytelling can only add to a story, and allow the reader to become more absorbed by it. I think that the creativity of the storyteller can be shown through different artistic representations, whether they be photographs, videos, or audio selections. Each one of those strikes a different part of a persons' psyche, and can allow the reader to experience the story on multiple levels.

As far as assessing digital storytelling, I think that the first thing that is needed would be a story that the storyteller is passionate about. If there is no feeling in the telling of the story, what is the point in relaying it to someone else? I think that when a person is truly passionate about the story, it shows through, and it allows the readers to become engulfed in it, too. This causes a chain link of events that allows the story's ideas and passions to reach the masses.