Capturing Stories, Capturing Lives: The Power of Digital Storytelling David Jakes

“ Story is the song line of a person’s life. We need to sing it and we need someone to hear the singing. Story told. Story heard. Story written. Story read creates the web of life in words.” Christina Baldwin Storycatcher

“ If people aren’t taught the language of sound and images, shouldn’t they be considered as illiterate as if they left college with out being able to read or write? ” George Lucas

“ Ok, so I totally agree with Stephanie because this was an outstanding assignment. I mean if you had just a class for digital storytelling I would so sign up… ” High School Junior District 99, Downers Grove, IL

“ We are our stories. We compress years of experience, thought, and emotion into a few compact narratives that we convey to others and tell to ourselves.” Daniel Pink A Whole New Mind

“ Here is a challenge to the young people of our country and those on the other side of the world-- to go through the wall that separates the ambassadors and heads of state-- to reach into the hearts and minds of peers in foreign lands with the truth as we live it, as we can best convey it-- partly in image, partly in sound, but always in our own voice.” Matthew Formato Master English Teacher

“ I know only one thing about the technologies that await us in the future: We will find ways to tell stories with them” Jason Ohler

“ Knowledge is not intended to fill minds. It is intended to open them…. George Siemens Knowing Knowledge

“ A story should be remembered for its soul, and not the bells and whistles.” Bernajean Porter

“ Make the best out of the bad. Just laugh it off. You didn’t have to come here anyway So remember… every picture tells a story, don’t it?” Rod Stewart Every Picture Tells A Story

“ In the end, folks, we ain’t nothing but a song…a story.” Joe Lambert, Center for Digital Storytelling