7 Elements of Digital Storytelling

The 7 Elements of Digital Storytelling include: point of view, a dramatic question, emotional content, gift of voice, power of soundtrack, economy, and pacing. Point of view refers to the author's point of view and the dramatic question that is asked at the beginning of the story is answered at the end. The emotional content is addressed to the reader in a serious, and personal way. The gift of voice of your voice refers to the author making their story their own so that the reader can understand the story completely. Power of soundtrack is used to create a certain mood and helps the flow of the digital story. The economy aspect of the 7 Elements makes sure that the story does not have too much content that would in turn bore the reader. Pacing is also important because it determines how slow or fast your story unfolds.


My project plan and storyboard incorporates all 7 Elements of Digital Storytelling. Within my project plan and my storyboard, my dramatic question was "How can academics help me achieve success?" I showed emotional content in my storyboard when I displayed pictures of myself at the University that I had chosen. Through these photos, I am then able to excite my students about going to college and choosing their own school in my project plan. I have personalized by both my project plan and my storyboard by incorporating my voice in my teacher tube video and then using that video to teach in my project plan assignment. I also used within this teacher tube video a children's song to set a mood for the occupation I was attending a University for and also to reach to the children as well. I was careful in my storyboard not to use too many slides because I did not want the students to loose interest in the video. I tried to make my point clearly by using interesting slides and photos. I also made my slides last for around three seconds each so that the video is able to flow nicely.