DIGITAL
STORYTELLING
- Digital Storytelling (http://teachdigital.pbwiki.com/ds). Wes Fryer has this useful wiki for
his presentation on the topic of digital storytelling. His list of
digital storytelling options is more comprehensive than this one.
- Stapleless Book:ReadWriteThink
(http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/stapleless/). Great little tool. No audio. Good for
younger students and imaginative adults.
- Flip Book : ReadWriteThink
(http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/flipbook/). Be sure to see this. You might be able
to use it as a tool in the library or classroom.
- Animoto (http://animoto.com) Upload your own images. Add music
or voice. Animoto now has a text option. Animoto has limited controls
for a student who wants to tell his story but it is a lot of fun to use
with photos/text/music. There are educational terms available. Here's
an example of
an animated Animoto with limited text
(http://animoto.com/play/vamFQrga6hlB1R3SjgaQ1A)
- Comic Solutions (http://comiqs.com/). In ToonDoo
(http://www.toondoo.com), for example, you can upload your own
images and enhance those with various graphics that are provided. You
can create a library of Toons that can be turned into a Toonbook. No
audio. Fun.
- Voicethread
(http://voicethread.com
http://voicethread.com/about/k12/) [K12] Popular digital alternative that is
intended to link your audio with your images. Example of a storybook in
Voicethread: (http://voicethread.com/#home.b2962.i26130)
- Slideshare (http://www.slideshare.net/) Create a "book" using Powerpoint
and then use Slideshare to make it available to others.
- Mixbook (http://www.mixbook.com/) Mixbook.com allows you to create
photo books. Mixbooks can be shared online or as printed books. New ?
add your own stickers for a scrapbook effect. It costs to print a book.
- Blurb (http://www.blurb.com/) Similar to Mixbook. Create
personalized book online. Printing available. Book on is at
(http://www.blurb.com/create/book/htmab). Costs to print.
- Bookr (http://www.pimpampum.net/bookr/). [Video tutorial] Helpful tutorial (http://technogogy.org.uk/bookr/bookr.htm).
UK
site.
- Scrapblog (http://www.scrapblog.com/) Multimedia scrapbook.