The How-To's of Digital Storytelling:

A 7 Step Process

Background: Remember a digital story is powerful and elegant because it is simple and short. Keep it under three minutes. Here’s how:

Step 1 – Pick a topic for your story. Keep it simple. Create a folder on your desktop to store the media.

Step 2 – Select ten to fifteen images to fit your story topic. Images are created with a digital camera or   saved from flickr. Download and save all images to   your desktop folder.

Step 3 – Begin new project in Photo Story 3. Import images from your folder. Create a storyboard.

Step 4 – Begin drafting your story. Think about your storyboard. Decide on the purpose and point of view    of your digital story. Write a script.

Step 5 – Use computer microphone (USB mic) to   record the narration of your script.

Step 6 – Score digital story with music. Select music from your library or create music on Photo Story 3.

Step 7 – Finalize story as a Windows Media Video (.wmv) and share with friends. Congratulations on your digital story creation!