Name: Brittany CottoneDistrict: Carle PlaceProblem of Practice: How does student engagement in digital storytelling and media literacy contribute to their interest in and engagement with the genre of realistic fiction? Grade Level: 8Cross-Curricular Alignment: EnglishSpecific Needs for Lesson Delivery: Book CreatorApproximate lesson/unit time in minutes: 180CSDF Standards: Digital Literacy7-8.DL.2 Communicate and collaborate with others using a variety of digital tools to create and revise a collaborative product., 7-8.DL.4 Select and use digital tools to create, revise, and publish digital artifacts., 7-8.DL.5 Transfer knowledge of technology in order to explore new technologies.