Digital Storytelling :: In the Community, Classroom, and Online

Every community has a memory of itself.
Not a history, nor an archive, nor an authoritative record…
A living memory, an awareness of a collective identity woven of a thousand stories.

“The Center for Digital Storytelling is a California-based non-profit 501(c)3 arts organization rooted in the art of personal storytelling. We assist people of all ages in using the tools of digital media to craft, record, share, and value the stories of individuals and communities, in ways that improve all our lives.

“Many individuals and communities have used the term ‘digital storytelling’ to describe a wide variety of new media production practices. What best describes our approach is its emphasis on personal voice and facilitative teaching methods. Many of the stories made in our workshops are directly connected to the images collected in life’s journey. But our primary concern is encouraging thoughtful and emotionally direct writing.”

Included on the site currently: over a dozen digital stories, information about workshops (with on-site and online classes, and a certificate program), and a wealth of resouces for digital storytelling and storytelling in the curriculum.