Students in my Storytelling through New Media class write flash memoirs as one of many types of personal storytelling popularized through new media formats. I collected these resources for the … Continue reading

Infographics have long been popular ways to share information in visual formats, but only recently have tools emerged that allow anyone to create an infographic without needing access to professional … Continue reading

Below you’ll find an overview of three common approaches to storytelling through new media. Each of these approaches allows you to make an emotional connection with your audience in different … Continue reading

ABOUT MIND MAPS Mind maps are incredibly helpful as planning tools, but you can also use them to present concepts to an audience. Mind maps typically follow a hierarchical structure, … Continue reading Try the following strategies to help you improve the structure for your papers or other types of writing. NEW: See these tips […]

ABOUT MIND MAPS Mind maps are incredibly helpful as planning tools, but you can also use them to present concepts to an audience. Mind maps typically follow a hierarchical structure, … Continue reading

ABOUT ANIMATION: To learn more about different forms of animation, see this guide: Different Approaches to Animation For more animation apps, see: Desktop & Mobile Apps for Animation STOP MOTION … Continue reading

ABOUT MIND MAPS Mind maps are incredibly helpful as planning tools, but you can also use them to present concepts to an audience. Mind maps typically follow a hierarchical structure, … Continue reading

ABOUT ANIMATION: To learn more about different forms of animation, see this guide: Different Approaches to Animation For more animation apps, see: Desktop & Mobile Apps for Animation STOP MOTION … Continue reading Over the holiday break between 2013 and 2014, I led myself through a “crash course” in stop motion animation, using clay figures, […]

Infographics have long been popular ways to share information in visual formats, but only recently have tools emerged that allow anyone to create an infographic without needing access to professional … Continue reading

NOTE: I wrote these instructions specifically for my WRTG 3020 students, but some of the steps are generic enough to be of possible use to others. At the bottom I’ve … Continue reading (Re-posted from:  http://www.keepwriting.net/prompts.htm) Writing Prompts These prompts are intended to help inspire your creativity. Try your hand at any one of them […]

NOTE: The tips below are from a calendar entry for my Fall 2013 sections of WRTG 3020, but they should be helpful to anyone planning to compose an audio essay. … Continue reading The StoryCorps approach works well for students who are interested in storytelling and who would like to try composing an audio narrative […]

Browse the categories on the sidebar to find help pages on a variety of topics related to writing in digital environments. For more info about the purpose of this site, see the About page in the top menu. NOTE: Posts below are not shown in chronological order. The first dozen or so are sorted by […]

Want to try conveying a message in the form of a comic strip or comic book “short story”? Check out the options below, but also do your own Google searches to find reviews and info on other tools. Also see: APPS – Apply Cartoon Effects to Video and Photos WEB APPS FOR COMPOSING COMICS Pixton.com […]

ABOUT THIS PROMPT: This page compiles together a variety of prompts I’ve used in previous classes, most of which fall under the category of “moments” or “memories.”Many of the sample … Continue reading ABOUT THIS PROMPT: The prompts below are from Joe Lambert’s book, Digital Storytelling: Capturing Lives, Creating Community, with some modifications to adapt […]