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Subject Guide for Digital Storytelling

Traditionally digital storytelling is writing that is new in a story format. But it could also include booktalks and book trailers as well.

 

3. 8 Great Steps to Great Digital Storytelling 

The steps to take from beginning to end. This focuses mainly on the story 

4.  Kids' Vid: Video Production

 This is website takes you through the steps of how to make a video. It focuses only on the technology aspect not the story.

5. How to Make Storyboards

There are several storyboard templates to choose from. The one from Jason Ohler and the PDF template are the best ones to use.

6. Storyboard Depot

List of different storyboards you can download and use.

7.  Writing Prompts

These are slides with writing promtps that you can use to help get ideas for what to write about.

8.  How to Make a Book Trailer

A slideshow showing how to make a book trailer.

9.. Story Jumper    

This program allows you to make a book online and also to purchase a print book.

10. My Storybook

This website has writing lessons and you can make your own online book.

I1. Inklewriter

This website allows you to make interactive stories where you read a page then choose at the bottom an answer to a question. The answer will take you on a different story depending on which one you choose.

12. Toontastic

This is an ipad app that allows you to make your own graphics or use graphics that in the program to create a cartoon story with music. Link is to get the free app on itunes

13. Pixton

This is an online comic book maker. You will have to pay after a short trial.

14. Make Beliefs Comix

 This is an online comic book maker that is free.

15. Storybird         my example

Storybird is a book maker that uses professional art from artists that you choose then write your book around the pictures. There is very little control of the text but the art is stunning and you have a lot of choices. There is also purchase options for just the art or the book you made. Free to make though.

16. Buncee Edu or Buncee

The education app is not as good as the online version which allows for more options for stickers, backgrounds, and other graphics. It is free for limited storage but can be upgraded for two additional storage options.

How to make your digital story

Programs or Apps for Making Digital Stories

Digital Storytelling: What is it?

1.  Digital Storytelling in the Classroom

This is a youtube video of a 2nd/3rd grade class that did digital storytelling in their class. It shows what they did and comments from them about doing the project.

2. Storytelling: What is Digital Storytelling

This youtube video is a introduction to what digital storytelling is.

Learn more about Digital Storytelling by follow the links below.

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