This practical and thorough guide offers clear explanations of what transmedia storytelling is and shows how it can be integrated into library programming that fosters multimodal literacy with K12 learners.
When fictional worlds are brought to life in multiple mediavia books and comics or through films, animated shorts, television, audio recordings, and gamesit is called "transmedia storytelling." Transmedia storytelling offers children's and teen librarians at public libraries, K12 school librarians, and educators an effective method for bringing story to youtha perfect fit for today's media-saturated environment. This book demonstrates how to create new pathways to the future of stories and storytelling.
The book serves as a guide to integrating transmedia storytelling into library programs and services. It defines transmedia storytelling, identifies the key connections between it and 21st-century learning, discusses the role of librarians and libraries in supporting and promoting transmedia storytelling, and provides concrete examples of transmedia programs. The suggested programsranging from transmedia storytimes for early literacy learners to maker programs for young adultscan be implemented with different levels of technology capabilities and within numerous library settings. In addition, the book offers practical advice on technology planning for libraries that plan to incorporate transmedia storytelling.
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