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Excerpt from original by Laura Fleming:
"...Take Inanimate Alice, for example. Created as digital text, the transmedia story allows learners, fourth grade and up, to interact with the central character, Alice, and to help her advance her story. Text, audio, video, special effects and gaming are all used to deliver the narrative in a compelling way. Inanimate Alice one of five resources in the National Writing Project’s “Digital Is” website, which is a repository of ideas about how educators use transmedia to teach writing.
With Inanimate Alice, the complexity and interactivity increases with each episode, directly correlating with Alice’s personal growth as the games designer she is set to become. Through embedded puzzles and games, Inanimate Alice makes the reader a direct participant in telling the story. Kids connect intimately with the story as they walk in the shoes of the main character.
Though the website is pretty self-explanatory, educators can download the iTeach education resource pack, which is supported with lessons. Alice’s community includes a Facebook presence, where parents and teachers can share their success stories, ask questions, and find opportunities for collaboration. A number of interactive hands-on whiteboard lessons are also available."
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