Transmedia Literacy: Expanding the Media Literacy Frontier

Transmedia storytelling is the design and distribution of a story that is coordinated across multiple media channels.  Each channel offers unique content, using the strengths of each medium to its best advantage to build a larger, richer story.  Transmedia storytelling is intentionally designed for participation, drawing the audience in as co-creators to expand and develop the narratives.

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January 24, 2015, 5:21 pm

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Kid Lit TV Commenter Riley Roam

Transmedia storytelling is fascinating and kidlit lends itself so beautifully to the form. I love the idea of giving audiences different entry points into the same story. It will be interesting to see where authors and content folks take this in the future!

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Kid Lit TV Commenter J Gribble

Virtual reality technology can put the reader into the story, as well. This is an exciting time for story telling and engaging children to read.

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