In this paper, the authors present some of the most important lessons they have
learned from teaching courses, conducting workshops, writing articles, and
supervising graduate student research on the educational uses of digital
storytelling. The guidelines described here are categorized within the ADDIE
instructional design framework and are presented as starting points that
educators should consider when they begin to integrate digital storytelling in their
classrooms. The guidelines provide useful information that will help educators
teach students all phases of the digital storytelling process, including analysis,
design, development, implementation and evaluation of digital storytelling
projects that focus on educationally meaningful topics.