Fourth grade English language learners created digital stories using PowerPoint software. Analysis of the stories showed an increase in transitional words but no change in adjective use. While the treatment group performed slightly higher on an exam about the story, the overall learning gains between the treatment and control groups were insignificant, so no conclusions could be drawn about the effectiveness of digital media.

1. COMETeers
Burnworth,
Henry,
Rodriguez,
& Wilsie

2. Fourth grade second language learners created digital
stories using PowerPoint software.
 Coded text to look for increase in adjectives and transitions.
 Results showed increase in Tier 2 transitional words.
 No change in the use of adjectives.

3.  Not significant to be attributed to
intervention
 No significant increase in use of academic
vocabulary
 Treatment group showed slightly higher
gains on exam based on story
 Repetition of story during recording stage

4.  12 participants in experimental case study
 Early-Intermediate ELD
 Narrated story and discussion questions
using iMovie – added images representing
text
 Control group used current curriculum to
teach a story

5.  Treatment group's differences in gains were
slightly higher than the control group's
 Insignificant learning gains
 Cannot draw conclusions about digital
media's effectiveness, other than it is not
ineffective.