my StoryMaker® at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh my Storymaker® was named one of the Best Websites for Teaching and Learning by the American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association. People worldwide enjoy my StoryMaker®. Find out what all the fun is about! 21: Online Interviews With Wetoku This is the 21st post in the “ 30 days to using the best of the web’s free tools for educators” series. Be sure to subscribe to the Teacher Challenge blog by RSS , like us on facebook , and follow us on twitter to keep up with future challenge posts as they are published. This guest post is written by Lisa Dabbs . Objective Learn more about Smilebox and Club Smilebox Creative With more than 1000 customizable designs for any occasion and style plus the ability to add your own photos, videos, words and music, Smilebox lets you be as creative as you want. Personal
WriteComics.com - Create your own comics! Digital storytelling Digital storytelling refers to a short form of digital media production that allows everyday people to share aspects of their life story. "Media" may include the digital equivalent of film techniques (full-motion video with sound), animation, stills, audio only, or any of the other forms of non-physical media (material that exists only as electronic files as opposed to actual paintings or photographs on paper, sounds stored on tape or disc, movies stored on film) which individuals can use to tell a story or present an idea. Introduction[edit] "Digital storytelling" is a relatively new term which describes the new practice of ordinary people who use digital tools to tell their 'story'. Digital stories often present in compelling and emotionally engaging formats, and can be interactive.
Little Bird Tales My StoryMaker: powerful, flexible, FREE story design environment for kids and adults Good morning all! Came across this great resource via tweet from Sheri Burkeen, an Early Childhood Center Technology Coordinator for PK-SK girls based in Memphis, Tennessee. And what a find it is! Perfectly suited for after-school summer fun (camp counselors, take note): My StoryMaker is a free, easy-to-use, Flash-based interactive story development platform developed by The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, with the generous support of Carnegie Mellon University and The Grable Foundation. The basic idea is that you start by selecting characters and a goal:
The Art Of Storytelling » Picture A Story Create your own artistic masterpiece by launching the interactive Picture a Story activity. Look through the images below for a brief introduction on how this activity works, or click on the link below to begin picturing your story. Launch the Picture a Story Activity Page d'accueil de Nero Kwik Media - Site officiel Burn One-Click Copying Whether it’s a home video of your baby’s first step or a series of clips from your skydiving trip, these are the memories that are worth saving.
31 of My Favorite Digital Storytelling Sites I am working on starting a virtual classroom…actually when it is all said and done, it will look more like a virtual club. I have opened up my virtual classroom to students in 3rd-8th grade. My first offering is going to be digital storytelling. In honor of that, I thought I would share the sites I am going to use with the students, as well as some other favorites for digital storytelling.
Tools and Tips for Creating Transcripts Last week I shared the benefits of providing a transcript in addition to captioning a video (an accessibility must!). But, short of transcribing each word yourself, how do acquire the transcript? Here are a few suggestions: Laura Fitton recommends SpeakerText – a fast and affordable transcription service. Weston Norton suggests CastingWords – the budget package offers transcripts at $0.75/minute.
Motivator: Create your own motivational posters! First time here? Welcome! We have a lot of fun stuff to play with like ourMotivational Poster maker, Magazine Cover maker, Pop Art poster, and much more! Play as much as you like—everything is free. Create Interactive Flyers with ThingLink and SoundCloud Advertisement Thanks to this morning’s tabs over at @WAMMusic, I stumbled upon this shiny gem of information. Photo tagging company ThingLink has integrated with SoundCloud in a way that entirely altered my perception of photos and show flyers in the digital realm.
This site allows students to create 3D digital stories. Visual and interactive storytelling. by cgarcia224 Nov 7