Storyrobe (iPod, iPhone,iPad App) http://www.storyrobe.com/storyrobe/Home.html Storyrobe is an exciting new digital storytelling application for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Storyrobe lets you tell create digital stories using images and video from your camera or photo library.
You can use the built in microphone, or any 3rd party microphone to create audio recordings with photos and videos. Use Storyrobe to tell, share, and add to others stories creating a Storyrobe.
Download it from the app store.
Juxio http://www.juxio.com Juxio
Juxio includes Title, Module, Stream, Event, Text, Caption, Image Panel and Color Palette elements.
There are also Trays for your Images and Mobile Juxes (if you created Juxes with the Juxio iPhone app). You use these elements to create Juxes.
The application is based on design rules that determine dimensions, color order, etc. These rules allow you to create visually appealing Juxes without having to know anything about design.
3D story-building technology http://labs.autodesk.com/technologies/newport/ 3D story-building technology
No prior knowledge of 3D visualization, animation, or rendering is needed to learn Project Newport quickly.
Digital Storytelling Tools for Educators http://bit.ly/dAkpgg Digital Storytelling Tools for Educators .. free download ebook
This guide was written especially for educators, who want to teach 21st century skills, such as collaborating, communicating, and connecting, through digital storytelling.
Make Me a Story : Podcast interview with Lisa C. Miller http://onceuponateacher.blogspot.com/2010/07/make-me-story.html Make Me a Story : Podcast with Lisa C. Miller "I had the pleasure to speak with Lisa Miller about her new book, so I took that opportunity to record a podcast (I've been wanting to try one for a while!)
We had a great conversation about meeting the needs of diverse learners while doing digital storytelling, class management and why you should give digital storytelling a try."
MapSkip http://www.mapskip.com MapSkip makes the world a canvas for our stories and photo.
It is an ancient human instinct to share our life stories with others, as the paintings and hand prints in stone-age caves show.
And many of our stories are about places. Where we fell in love, had the dream vacation, took that great picture or, well, joined the rebellion. And then there are the many other places that anchor our lives - where we live, eat, work and have fun.
Join the MapSkip community in exploring the world through shared stories, pictures, videos and sound recordings about all the places in our lives.
Kizoa http://www.kizoa.com/ Kizoa
Create beautiful slideshows, with music and many effects, insert them into your blog or website.
| Creating slideshows | Photo editing|Photo sharing | Photo hosting | Photo sorting |
Storybird http://storybird.com/ Storybirds are short, visual stories that you make with family and friends to share and print.
Tell your stories without a middleman. Create teaching tools for students. Experiment and goof around.
Wixie (subscription service) http://www.wixie.com/wixie Wixie is an online authoring tool students can use to construct knowledge and communicate ideas.
Today’s learners need a tool that is accessible whenever and wherever they are ready to learn! Students can use Wixie’s paint tools, text options, clip art, and voice recording to develop online storybooks and Flash animations, building essential 21st century skills.
ZooBurst : Augmented Reality 3D Pop-Up Books http://zooburst.com/ ZooBurst : Augmented Reality 3D Pop-Up Books
ZooBurst is a digital storytelling tool that is designed to let anyone easily create their own customized 3D pop-up books.
Using ZooBurst, storytellers of any age can create their own rich worlds in which their stories can come to life.
ZooBurst books are completely web-based and can be experienced using nothing more than your browser outfitted with the Adobe Flash plug-in. Books can be inspected from any angle from with a 3D space, and rotating around a book is as easy as dragging and dropping your mouse.
In addition, the author of a book can choose to make items "clickable," allowing you to learn more about individual characters within a story.
Digital Storytelling in the Classroom (Microsoft) http://bit.ly/b60qst Digital Storytelling in the Classroom
Create movies and slide shows from photos and videos—right in your classroom. You can use either Windows Live Movie Maker or Photo Story.
Stage'D http://stagedproject.com/ Stage'D is the future of the creative storytelling experience! Stage'd breathes life into your characters, allows you to become a designer, writer, and director with the touch of a button!
You're the Director. Place your actors anywhere on stage, on their marks. Select from a library of expressive actions for them to perform. Your actors can be anyone, our costume racks have everything from Zombies to Little Red Riding Hood.
Write dialogue for your actors, you are not only the Director, you are also the Writer. Establish the atmosphere that your characters live and breathe in, by choosing the sets.
When you are done creating your scene send the link to all your friends and invite them to the show!
Dvolver http://dvolver.com/live/home.html Dvolver creates creativity tools.
Have you ever wanted to direct your own movie? No problem. Our MovieMaker helps you make a movie in a few simple steps. When your opus is complete send it to a friend. Or, post it to your website or myspace page.
Screencast tutorial at http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/volver/
This could be used as a digital storytelling tool ... Choose a scene => Dialogue => Characters => Music => Titles => Watch => Share
Google video creation tool http://www.youtube.com/user/SearchStories Google video creation tool
Make your own Search Story video in minutes
All you need to do is type in your Google searches, pick some music and — presto! — you've got your very own Search Story to share with your friends or showcase on our YouTube channel.
Could be a fun digital storing telling tool ... there is not much control but it is fun and immediate.
Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/index.html Educational Uses of 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.
On this website you can see examples of digital stories in many curriculum areas and subjects.
You will also find some rubrics and alignments to standards for the evaluation of digital stories
Tabblo http://www.tabblo.com/studio Tabblo ... "In addition to being a popular Web site for users to share personal photographs, the service is widely used by bloggers as a photo repository and is known for its online community tools that allow photos to be tagged and browsed."
Tabblo is a community of people passionate about rich content-creation tools for turning their photos and words into shareable online stories.
Come in and browse Tabblos that will amaze, amuse and delight you. Or, make one of your own.
Free eBook : Digital Storytelling in the Classroom http://bit.ly/cnYszq Free eBook : Digital Storytelling in the Classroom
The Digital Storytelling Teacher Guide is a free twenty-eight page ebook produced by Microsoft.
The guide outlines the basics of digital storytelling, offers ideas for digital storytelling projects for all grade levels, and provides examples of digital storytelling projects.
Microsoft's Digital Storytelling Teacher Guide also offers instruction for using Windows Movie Maker and Photo Story in the classroom. http://bit.ly/a7N82Q
iPhone App : Storykit (free) http://www.appstorehq.com/storykit-iphone-69267/app iPhone App : Storykit
Create an electronic storybook. Make use of the little gaps in life - on the sofa after dinner, in the back seat of the car, or on a train - to do something creative together.
To create your story:
* Write some text.
* Illustrate by drawing on the screen, taking a photograph of something you see, or drawing on paper and then photographing the paper, or attaching photos from your album.
* Sounds can be recorded for telling your story or as sound effects.
Story Something http://www.storysomething.com/ Put Your Child Into The Middle of A Story With Story Something
Story Something is an online destination for personalized and customized children’s stories.
Add the details about your children and family -- what do your kids call Mom? Dad? Grandma?
Tell us what kinds of stories your kids like.
Have new personalized stories based on your child's age and interests delivered to you automagically.
Soundslides (Software Download .. not free) http://soundslides.com/ Soundslides allows storytellers to concentrate on the story, rather than the application.
Created for journalists and other storytellers on deadline, Soundslides is designed to make quick work of slide show production.
It doesn't do print layout. You can't use it to mix your band's new demo. What Soundslides does is make it easy for you to present your images with impact, then sync them seamlessly with any audio track. With Soundslides Plus, you can even skip the sound and just focus on the images.
The Life and Times of Uncle D http://www.tvwsp.com The Life and Times of Uncle D
Experience the Magic of this groundbreaking Story Quest in Second Life.
The magic of storytelling is captured in this compelling short film about an hiv positive character dealing with hiv aids known as "Uncle D." Accompany the Reluctant Quester and his trusty sidekick Cice the therapy dog as they embark on a life changing journey.
The Elements of Digital Storytelling http://www.inms.umn.edu/elements/index.php The Elements of Digital Storytelling site provides a:
- Taxonomy of digital storytelling.
- Analysis of current practices.
- Clearinghouse of effects research.
- Showcase of innovative story forms.
- Forum for discussion.
Web 2.0 Storytelling: Emergence of a New Genre http://bit.ly/3Mf9p Web 2.0 Storytelling: Emergence of a New Genre
Bryan Alexander and Alan Levine
Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/ Educational Uses of 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.
We invite you to explore the resources on this website and contact us if you have questions, comments, or ideas about the Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling.
Novlet ... writing of non-linear stories in any language http://www.novlet.com/ Novlet is a web application designed to support collaborative writing of non-linear stories in any language.
With Novlet you will be able to read stories written by other users, create your own ones, and choose the plot you like most from several alternatives.
Novlet stories are divided in passages, text sections usually made of a few paragraphs: users can continue stories or add alternative storylines by creating their passages after existing ones. The only limit is your fantasy.
Interactive Stories http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/p5/projects/stories2004.html Interactive Stories
Students authored stories that are interactive for the readers.
In these stories, readers are presented with choices.
The choices a reader makes affect the plot and outcome of the story!
iStory : iPhone App for Storytelling http://istoryweb.appspot.com/ iStory is an interactive story telling environment for the iPhone.
Login with your Google account and use the StoryForge to create your own dynamic story line, complete with text, pictures, and choices.
While writing your story, you'll be able to experience it on your own iPhone.
When you're done, simply submit your story to share it with the rest of the world!
Digital Storytelling : School Day http://tr.im/nDDw Example of online Digital Storytelling : School Day ... but with branched different endings
Blabberize http://blabberize.com Here you can Blabberize your images ... i.e. have them talk ... and the mouths move ... to tell a story maybe
Could be a fun tool for students to make talking comic strips
Actually not sure where I should put this on Shambles ... it's certainly fun (& clever) .... and has an educational use ... I'm just not sure where. Blabberize Blog
50+ Web 2.0 Ways To Tell a Story http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/50+ways 50+ Web 2.0 Ways To Tell a Story "It was not long ago that producing multimedia digital content required expensive equipment and technical expertise; we are at the point now where we can do some very compelling content creation with nothing more complex than a web browser."
Storytron : Interactive Storytelling http://www.storytron.com/ Storytron : Interactive Storytelling
Today people can read a book, watch a movie, or play a video game...but soon anyone will be able to enjoy a storyworld.
Computer game design veteran Chris Crawford has teamed with science fiction writer Laura J. Mixon to found Storytron, a company devoted to the creation and publication of works of interactive storytelling.
Storyworlds are a new form of computer entertainment developed by Storytron, Inc. Using our free authoring tool, SWAT, creative individuals with a story to tell can script their own sets of Actors, Stages, Props, and a web of potential interactions known as Verbs. Players seeking a unique new form of computer entertainment can play those storyworlds, engage with the Actors, and explore a wide range of choices and behavior in the dramatically rich environment developed by the author of that world.
Storytron—It's About the People!
Digital Storytelling Toolkit http://captura.llanogrande.org Digital Storytelling Toolkit
Before you begin, it is important to note that this toolkit is optimized for Mozilla FireFox web browser.
It is also useful to have Adobe Acrobat Reader and the latest version of Adobe Flash Player installed.
The 70 page toolkit can be downloaded in its entirety here or you might prefer to print individual sections as you find information pertinent.
In the Site Map you will find icons in each major section which link to smaller PDF files. The Appendix is an exception which is set up to be viewed and printed in smaller subsections.
PrimaryAccess http://www.primaryaccess.org PrimaryAccess is a web-based tool that offers teachers and students frictionless access to digital images and materials that enable them to construct compelling personal narratives. ".... any of the primary source materials are photograph and still images, the tools provided on the website allows students to add motions to create a movie effect. "
Potential Digital Storytelling tool
PikiWiki http://www.pikiwiki.com/ews/index.jsp PikiWiki
Don't just send a picture. Tell a Story
Instantly create and share web pages.
Have friends add content. All with drag and drop freedom and ease. Right from your computer, no software to install.
Digital Storytelling Podcasts http://technosavvy.org/podcast-links/ Digital Storytelling Podcasts from the Savvy Technologist Series. Joe Lambert: Digital Storytelling, Part 1
Joe Lambert, founder and director of the Center for Digital Storytelling. Joe does a great job of setting the stage for the rest of the series by laying out some of the “big picture” ideas. Bernajean Porter: Digital Storytelling, Part 2
We talk about some of the resources available on Bernajean’s DigiTales site, and she gives some great tips for teachers who are interested in trying a digital storytelling project with students. Bernajean Porter: Digital Storytelling, Part 3
We continue the digital storytelling podcast series with a discussion of assessment and the importance of craftsmanship in the storytelling process.
Turn Your Photos, Videos and Tweets into Stories http://mashable.com/2008/11/19/storytlr-photos-videos-stories/ HOW TO: Turn Your Photos, Videos and Tweets into Stories
StoryTlr, a project that enables you to create a simple event-based timeline of your photos, videos and tweets, has received several significant updates in the past few days, and suddenly - although the authors themselves insist that it’s a hobby project and not a “real” startup - it feels like a full featured service with some very interesting usage possibilities. http://storytlr.com
Xtranormal ... digital storytelling authoring http://www.xtranormal.com Xtranormal
If you can type, you can make movies. Text-to-Movie
Click the Make Movies tab at the top of the page. On the page that appears, chose the style and number of characters you want to use.
The movie maker appears. You can change the set, actors, and background music. Start typing the dialogue for your actors. You can drag many actions directly into the text blocks such as camera angles, sound effects, facial expressions, and character animations.
MyFameStar http://www.myfamestar.com/ MyFameStar
... enables you to upload a photograph and then create a story around it.
Scrapblog http://www.scrapblog.com/ Scrapblog is a site for building rich media scrapbooks online that can then be shared with family and friends ... and may also be a useful platform for digital storytelling. "The kinds of projects a family can make with this are obvious. Shoot your fall foliage walks. Record birthdays and weddings and other family gatherings in a more “produced” way.
Build family projects like “generations” scrapblogs, where grandparents, parents, and children take both photos of themselves, and photos representative of their daily lives."
DigiTales (Digital Storytelling Resources) http://digitales.us DigiTales (Digital Storytelling Resources)
DigiTales ' website provides ideas, resources and inspiration for families, individuals, schools, organizations, corporations, churches and everyone else ready to discover the power and magic of merging the art of storytelling with the enchantment of using digital tools. Do not miss the "Storytelling Gallery" ... examples
VuVox : Media creation, made easy http://www.vuvox.com VuVox : Media creation, made easy
VUVOX is an easy to use production and instant sharing service that allows you to mix, create and blend your personal media – video, photos and music into rich personal expressions. VUVOX reflects your life. It gives you the ability to:
- Share your personal media with your network of friends.
- Personalize and customize your media to your heart's content.
- Locate and establish always-on feeds to your personal media.
- Take visual blogging and personal expression to the next level
VUVOX gives you the power to create one of a kind stories in an instant. All you need to do is provide whatever cool content that you have. Take pictures, video, audio and text. Mix it up. Choose backgrounds, colors, textures that create your vibe and then you are ready to share your piece with the world.
Digital Storytelling Resources at Tech Head http://www.tech-head.com/dstory.htm Digital Storytelling Resources
As Shamblesguru I bow down to the effort put into the collation of this list at 'tech-head' .. highly impressed.
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SAM Animation : for making stop-action movies http://www.samanimation.com/ SAM Animation : for making stop-action movies
SAM Animation is a software platform that allows the user to make stop-action movies using a USB or fire-wire real-time (i.e. web camera or webcam) and whatever props the user desires.
The software is both Mac and PC compatible and free to all users willing to register with www.samanimation.com.
Storytelling with the help of Second Life http://npirl.blogspot.com/2008/09/storytelling-with-help-of-second-life.html Storytelling with the help of Second Life
Quebecoise Axelia Meili built a story about a little witch around twenty photographs she took in Second Life, and then post-processed.
Axelia wrote the story in French and then translated it to English for the benefit of those who don't parle francais.
ALICE http://www.alice.org/ Alice is an innovative 3D programming environment that makes it easy to create an animation for telling a story, playing an interactive game, or a video to share on the web. Alice is a teaching tool for introductory computing.
It uses 3D graphics and a drag-and-drop interface to facilitate a more engaging, less frustrating first programming experience.