I had a blast with the digital story.  So did my kids.  I think the very first way I would use this would be just like I did in the web quest. The story had to detail an interaction between a shopkeeper and a customer.  I sent my kids 21, 18, and 13 to take the pictures and they had a ball.  They could not wait to see what I was gonna do with them.  This kind of excitement makes work seem like fun, and I think students would love a project like this.  Another way I would use it is for a Choir Class - I think putting together a digital story about attending a festival, or participating in a workshop would be a great way to keep them engaged and would be way more fun than the standard "write a half page about what you saw".  Or, the Spanish class could do culture reports.  Or the choir kids could do composer or musical era reports.  Or the Spanish class could do mini lessons for each other.  Way too many possibilities!!