Digital media refers to technologies that allow for new forms of communication, interaction and entertainment in a digital format. Digital media software uses multimedia elements for computer-based presentations and applications. There are many types of digital media software including animation, drawing, DVD authoring, file conversion, image editing, painting, podcasting, sound editing, video editing and web design. Interactive digital media allows users to interact with and provide input to the program through pointing devices, keyboards, voice, taps or movements, and the digital media will respond. The document discusses how digital media applications have changed learning dynamics in classrooms and are effective educational tools when integrated into teaching as students remember and learn more through hearing, seeing and doing.