Instructional design/DS Tools

Storyteller's Toolbox
Digital Stories are created through the use of audio, images, video, and text. The first three categories (audio, images, video) are presented below. A multitude of digital tools exist for creating and manipulating media into stories. With that fact in mind, we have chosen our favorite digital tools that we believe will be useful for a novice or expert storyteller. (Note: Ctrl+click or Command+click to open links in a new window.) If you have time and would like examples of digital stories created with each of the presented tools, click Digital Storytelling Examples. {| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0"
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Audio

 * Audacity 2.0
 * Free, open source audio editing program (Note: requires Lamp MP3 plugin for exporting MP3 files)
 * Audacity
 * bgcolor="#ffffe0"|iTunes U
 * bgcolor="#ffffe0"|Platform for students and educators to share audio stories via computer or mobile device
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 * Soundcloud
 * Allows users to share audio stories and embed comments for others to view
 * Soundcloud.com
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 * Soundcloud.com
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Images

 * bgcolor="#ffffe0"|Flickr
 * bgcolor="#ffffe0"|Allows users to create collections of images to tell a story
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 * Pixlr
 * Free online photo editor
 * Pixlr.com
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Video

 * bgcolor="#ffffe0"|YouTube
 * bgcolor="#ffffe0"|Allows users to upload, share, edit, comment, and remix videos
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 * Vimeo
 * Allows users to upload and comment on videos
 * Vimeo.com
 * bgcolor="#ffffe0"|iMovie
 * bgcolor="#ffffe0"|Free video editor for Mac users
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 * windows Live Movie Maker
 * Free video editor for PC users
 * Movie Maker
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 * Free video editor for PC users
 * Movie Maker
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Social Media

 * bgcolor="#ffffe0"|Twitter
 * bgcolor="#ffffe0"|Microblogging platform that allows users to upload images, link to videos, and link to websites:
 * 1) create a story collaboratively via common hashtag
 * 2) create a story collaboratively via dedicated account
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 * Facebook
 * Allows users to post images, videos, and text descriptions.
 * Facebook.com
 * bgcolor="#ffffe0"|Storify
 * bgcolor="#ffffe0"|Curates posts from Twitter, Facebook, YouTube videos, and other social media in one cohesive page.
 * bgcolor="#ffffe0"|Storify.com
 * Tumblr
 * Blogging platform that allows users to post images, videos, text, links, and quotes. Users can create individual blogs or collaborate on one blog.
 * Tumblr.com
 * bgcolor="#ffffe0"|Voicethread
 * bgcolor="#ffffe0"|Collaborative slideshow that uses images, documents, videos, and audio; allows comments
 * bgcolor="#ffffe0"|Voicethread.com
 * Prezi
 * Nonlinear presentation program that allows the incorporation of images, videos, text, and audio
 * Prezi.com
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 * Prezi
 * Nonlinear presentation program that allows the incorporation of images, videos, text, and audio
 * Prezi.com
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Application
Now that you have an understanding of the most common tools used in digital storytelling, test your knowledge with the following quiz. For each question, select all that apply. {Students will collaborate to create a digital story using both text and images. Which of these tools could they use? + Facebook - Audacity + Pixlr + Flickr
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{Students will create a digital story using only audio. Which of these tools could they use? + Audacity + Soundcloud - Twitter - Storify
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{Students will create a digital story using using text, audio, photos, and video. Which of these tools could they use? - Flickr + Voicethread - Soundcloud + YouTube
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