DIGITAL STORYTELLING

Digital storytelling provides students with the opportunity to showcase their creative talents --- and it allows you to teach information literacy skills, reading, writing, and a whole host of subject-related skills in the process. Want to get started?

 

STORYBOARDS

• Storyboard template in Google Docs from Daniel Rezac
• Kids' Vid Storyboarding Resources
• Celtx
• Atomic Learning Storyboard Pro
• Storyboard Template
• Primary Access
• Video Project Storyboard

 

 

IMAGE RESOURCES

• DigiTales Image Resources (lists many resources)
• iStockPhoto
• Stock Xchng
• Stock Vault
• EveryStockPhoto
• Image * After
• Flickr - a photosharing site, some images may be used by students and teachers based on the sharing attribution given by the owners of the images
  • Flickr Storm (Flickr search engine)
  • MultiColr Search Lab (Flickr search engine with visual color technology)
  • FlickrCC (Flickr search engine for images licensed for use)
  • BigHugeLabs (create tons of cool projects with Flickr images)
  • AutoMotivator (create your own motivational "posters")
• Library of Congress American Memory Project - collection of images on the history of our country
• MorgueFile
• ImageCodr - find the Creative Commons licensing for images posted on Flickr
• GenoPal - upload any image to create a color design scheme based on the colors in the image
• Library of Congress Flickr Photostream
• Smithsonian Flickr Photostream
• Picfindr
• Photobucket - a photosharing site similar to Flickr
• Pics4Learning - a copyright friendly site of images that students and teachers are free to use in the work.

 

 

AUDIO RESOURCES

• DigiTales Music and Sound Resources
• JamStudio (create your own music tracks - like a free version of Garage Band)
• Noteflight (compose your own music)
• FreePlay Music (NOTE: Read their terms of service!)
• Free Music Project
• CCMixter
• CCHits
• Amie Street
• Newgrounds
• Podsafe Music Network
• Podsafe Audio
• Bravenet
• Jamendo
• FlaskKit Sound Loops
• Soundsnap
• AKA Riptide Furse posts audio files on his blog - free for you to use
• OpSound
• Magnatune
• Soundzabound
• Imcompetech - royalty free audio resources
• Splice

 

 

WEB 2.0 TOOLS

• ANIMOTO for EDUCATION - music video type product that allows users to upload still and moving images to create a story, music is provided at the site
• GOANIMATE- create fun animated cartoon
• PREZI - a zooming presentation tool that can be used to create a nonlinear type of story
• VOICETHREAD - a tool that allows stills, video and collaborative conversation
• XTRANORMAL - create an animated movie by typing text

 

DIGITAL STORYTELLING TOOLS AND RESOURCES

• Adobe
• Swishzone
• Tellingstories.com
• New York Public Library Digital Gallery
• ClipShack
• Blip.tv
• Google Video
• Diigo Group - MCPS Digital Storytelling
• Our Media
• Phanfare
• Vimeo
• Youtube
• Larsen Digital Services Slide Scanning and Scrapbooking Guide
• Digital Storytelling Finds Its Place in the Classroom

 

CREATING DIGITAL BOOKS WITH STUDENTS -- IDEAS

• 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/
  http://www.toondoo.com
  In ToonDoo, 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.comallows 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 how to make a Blurb book is at http://www.blurb.com/create/book/htmab Costs to print

• Bookr
  http://www.pimpampum.net/bookr/
  http://technogogy.org.uk/bookr/bookr.htm [Video tutorial]
  Helpful tutorial. UK site.

• Scrapblog
  http://www.scrapblog.com/
  Multimedia scrapbook.

 

 

 

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