Application in the Classroom

Unfortunately, I can see numerous problems with implementing a digital storytelling project in my elementary school classroom IF I am having the students make individual digital stories. I am an ECE major, and therefore, will not teach children older than 3rd grade. I think it will be a little too difficult to have 1st and 2nd graders complete this assignment. They are still learning how to read and write and even tell stories/identify the elements of a story. I think expecting them to design their own digital story is a little over their heads. I think it will frustrate a lot of them and myself and will waste too much class time. I am only one teacher with approximately 20 young students.
However, I do like the idea of showing them a digital story, perhaps one I have made. I think it can be a great teaching tool since it provides the students with a visual, as well as giving them something to listen to. I also think I could encourage the students to write their own stories, and then I could compose them into a digital story to share with the class. Another idea is to have the whole class participate and give me ideas that they want in the digital story. But again, I would put the whole thing together.