Analysis of Educational Digital Storytelling Software of the last five years: Use of the “Dimension Star” Model

Storytelling has been around since the beginning of time, rooted in our human culture. However, its modern successor, digital storytelling (DS) is a very recent experiment. For the evaluation of Educational Digital Storytelling Environments (EDSE) a few models were developed, helping in the categorization of EDSE. A useful, comprehensive and representative evaluation model of EDSE is the “Dimension Star” [Schafer et.al 2004] which evaluates EDSE with twelve criteria-dimensions. In this paper, we will analyze EDSE of the last five years and evaluate them with the “Dimension Star” model. This study may help the researchers in the field of DS with a clear picture of the existent EDSE so that be able to make appropriate decisions for the design of EDSE. Finally, this study can help teachers to choose appropriate EDSE so that be able to fulfill specific teaching goals in their classrooms.