Digital Stories.

So interestingly enough, with the ever progressing use of social networks and the internet, a new media of literature has risen amongst the population. I am talking about digital stories. A digital story ican be a short narrarated film, a slide show depicting both images and text or several other variations of these means. These types of stories are beneficial because they use multiple types of literacy, not just simply relying on the viewer's reading capabilities as a means of conveying a point or message. So the question asked is this, "Can a digital story be just as effective as a 15 page paper?" My answer is yes. Someone once said "a picture is worth a thousand words." If that truly is the case, a 5 picture slide equals out to being a five thousand word paper, which is a pretty decent sized paper. So yes, I think that because people relate more closely to images than to written words, this is a general statement to be sure, they would gain just as much information froma didgital story than a research paper. If you would like to see my digital stori, click here.