Links
Digital Storytelling (DST)
Voicethread – Create conversations around media. Highly Recommended!
Photo Story Maker 3 (PC – free)
Windows Movie Maker 2 (PC)
iMovie (Mac)
Pulpmotion (Mac)StoryKit (iOS)
Storyrobe (iOS)
SonicPics (iOS)
AudioBoo (iOS)
StoryLines (iOS)
Story Wheel (iOS)
My Story – Story Creator for Kids (iOS)Digital Storytelling Project at Rhodes College (Immigrants in Memphis)
Center for Digital Storytelling (in Berkeley, CA)DST Hardware
(here’s what we put into our digital storytelling “grab bags”)ICD-UX71 Voice Recorder
a simple point-and-shoot camera
optional: a flash camcorder (we use Flip camcorders, but they have been discontinued)
a Gorilla Pod
a USB drive
Snowball USB microphone or Yeti USB MicrophoneCreative Commons Search Engine for multimedia files (images, sounds, etc.)
Flickr creative commons – Find images that can be used legally
Online ccmixter – Find audio resources that can be used legally
Podsafeaudio – Find audio resources that can be used legally
Comics, Manga, and Graphic Novels
Comic Life Deluxe (demo version available; Mac, PC, and iOS)
Comiqs – Create online comiqs. Free and simple.
Microsoft Word and PowerPoint have limited comic features!
ToonDoo – Comic Creator
Makebeliefscomix – Create Comics
Pixton – Online Comic Creation
Geography and Language Learning
Google Earth Narration and other features
Woices – Voice Recording and Maps Mashup; recommended
Online Resources
Podcasting
Other Web 2.0 Resources
Voxopop – Online Voiceboards
EyeJot – Create and send video mails
XTimeline – Create interactive timelines
UStream – Stream live content
Overstream – Add comments or subtitles to online videos (incl. Youtube)
VoiceThread – Create narrated digital narratives; highly recommended
vuvox – Media creation tool
Bookr- Create quick online books
YackPack Closed voiceboards; pay servirce; recommended
The 20 Questions Game – Try out this free online version in many languages
Blabberize – Create talking heads with your own images and add your voice. Not only for Monty Python fans…
Jumpcut – Edit your videos online
Bubbleply – Add Speech Bubbles to any video
Tumblr – Super simple micor-blogging
Audio Recording and Editing
Audacity (free, multiple platform)
Productivity Tools
Screentoaster – Still and Video Screen Capture
Communicative Tools
Skype
Tandem Learning: Mixxer
Tandem Learning: Jyve
iChat AV (Mac only)