Digital+Storytelling

=** Digital Storytelling **= = For purposes of today….Our Definition of digital storytelling is: =
 * Publishable in a digital format for global access (embeddable)
 * Can includes images, audio and text but not all are required
 * Must connect with core curriculum
 * Needs a plan
 * Fiction or nonfiction

** Voki.com ** ** Express yourself on the web with your voice! **

=bookrix.com =

...online storytelling… publish your own book
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=== **Free online web tool for creating videos using imported images and voice in mp3 format** ===
 * Animoto **

**TIPS: [[image:animoto.jpg width="246" height="185"]] **

 * **free education account using gmail account that will be available to all students**
 * **project is saved in established account and can be edited at any time**
 * **must have 25-40 images or text slide for 1 minute of voice recording**
 * **text slides can be added with 1 or 2 lines of text**
 * **images and text slides can be moved around**
 * **once finished copy coding and embed in a web site**

= **Audacity** = ** Free download **** used for recording of voice. Additional tracks can be recorded or added. the finished project can be exported in the mp3 format, which can be embedded into other projects. **

Tips:

 * ** Download software onto computers in advance of use **
 * ** Projects can be edited so remember to save each project as students are working **
 * ** Time shift the tracks so they play in the desired order **
 * ** Add effects like 'fade in' or 'fade out' **

=**[|Vocaroo]** -= === **Free online tool to record voices, which is very simple to use. It can easily be embeded as a widget.** ===
 * Tips: **
 * ** Create an account so all student recordings will be saved into one place and can be emailed to you directly **
 * ** Remind each student to begin their recording with their first name (no last names) and the title of your project. **
 * ** The final product is easy to embed and is very easy to easy (neon green) **
 * ** You must listen to each recording to identify the student - have them say first name and subject in the first line of speech ! **

=** [|StoryBird] **= =** Free online tool to create digital books - illustrations provided in a set - select what you like and create the story from there **=
 * Many choices of illustrators **

** Tips: **

 * ** Log on cards coming for fall – **
 * ** DO NOT change passwords as they are not visible **
 * ** Make teacher account and students underneath **
 * ** Use assignment function – spell check on or off **
 * ** PDF $2.99 if desired – print off like picture book publish privately no embed –must publish public to embed **
 * ** Ability to print thumbnails for writing coming in fall – hack around via publish; preview, print preview for students to work on **
 * ** Great to use as intervention tool - students create story and do all writing and then you edit with line below of correct spelling and language - becomes very clear what sight words need to be studied **
 * Students must select illustrator and images choices and THEN create a story with those
 * **Does NOT save or work well in Firefox - use Safari if you have a mac lab**
 * Tech support very good about answering emails and helping

=== ** [|Big Huge Labs] ** === ===** Free online tool with a big variety of projects. **===


 * Tips: **
 * ** Get an education account – you can import student names from spreadsheet **
 * ** BigHugeLabs will create logon cards for each student. **
 * ** Trading Cards – One page with image and students can dictate or type own short story **
 * ** Magazine cover – one page – great for nonfiction – 5 sentences **

=** [|Mixbook] **=

Here is a "how to" handout from another educator:
[|Digital Storytelling]
 * Screen shots** for MIXBOOKS are on pages 55-68 - too large to load