Tuesday, 6 January 2009

Digital Storytelling

The following sites were posted on IASL-Network
So many choices .. Photostory or iMovie come quickly to mind. Here are some other suggestions:
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.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 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.