This document summarizes digital storytelling. It discusses how digital storytelling began with Dana Atchley's "Next Exit" performances in the 1990s, where he shared personal digital stories with audiences. It describes how Joe Lambert and Dana Atchley then began training people to make their own short digital stories. The document outlines the key aspects of digital storytelling, such as using multimedia like images and voice recordings to tell personal stories. It provides examples of digital storytelling projects in the US and Portugal. It also lists resources for digital storytelling like the Center for Digital Storytelling and Vox Populis websites.