Getting Personal with Digital Storytelling

     Digital storytelling is about using multimedia to tell a story.  "Images, maps, sound, video and a strong emotional component" should be implemented according to an article entitled  "7 Things  You Should Know about Digital Storytelling."   So tasks would be to explore the topic, write a script and procure images as well as audio and video. Subsequently, the objective would be to put everything together.
     The idea of using digital storytelling as an e-portfolio to showcase progress as described in the aforementioned article  was intriguing to me. I would first seek advice from people who have used digital stories as e-portfolios and any tips would be greatly appreciated.
      "Most digital stories focus on a specific topic and contain a particular point of view" according to an article entitled "The Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling."  As part of  a project to reinforce the past tense, I would  ask students to create a digital story about friendship and how they met their best friend or how their parents met each other. Improved speaking, listening, writing and reading  skills as well as vocabulary reinforcement would be  added benefits.
     An "evaluation framework" submitted by educators Barrett (2006), Ohler (2008) and Teehan (2007-08),  would be particularly handy regarding digital storytelling because it includes a checklist for graphics, audio and grammar to be assessed by the student, his/her peers and the teacher.