Digital+Storytelling

"Digital Storytelling is the practice of using computer-based tools to tell stories. As with traditional storytelling, most digital stories focus on a specific topic and contain a particular point of view. However, as the name implies, digital stories usually contain some mixture of computer-based images, text, recorded audio narration, video clips and/or music. Digital stories can vary in length, but most of the stories used in education typically last between two and ten minutes. The topics that are used in Digital Storytelling range from personal tales to the recounting of historical events, from exploring life in one's own community to the search for life in other corners of the universe, and literally, everything in between." ([|Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling, University of Houston]). Many different applications and tools may be used in digital storytelling, but the following links provide some of the basics > Movie-editing application. > Movie-editing application. > Web-based tool that allows you to create your own animations to tell a story. > Free web-based digital storytelling application. > Free web-based storyboarding and digital storytelling. > Web-based tool that allows you to create animated videos from text to tell a story. > Free cloud-based software for creating animated presentations and animated video. > A mobile app for digital storytelling.
 * Digital storytelling applications**
 * [|Microsoft Photostory 3]
 * [|Windows Movie Maker]
 * [|Apple iMovie (Mac only)]
 * [|GoAnimate]
 * Storybird
 * Storyboardthat
 * [|Xtranormal]
 * [|Powtoon]
 * Nutshell

> Free webpage where you can create interactive stories with different options to choose from (like the old Choose-your-own-adventure books).
 * Choose-your-own-adventure style stories**
 * Inklewriter

> Create interactive and visually-enhanced timelines on the web. > Create interactive and visually-enhanced timelines on the web.
 * Timelines**
 * Time Toast
 * TimeLine

> Students and teachers can create comic strips in any language. > User-friendly comic strip generating website.
 * Comic strip websites**
 * [|Make Beliefs Comix]
 * 25 ways to use comics in the classroom
 * [|Strip Generator]

> A website from the University of Houston has many resources and helpful tips on digital storytelling in education.
 * More information**
 * [|Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling]