Digital Storytelling Websites

Hi all,

I've created a list of digital storytelling websites for Don's Digital Storytelling Workshop this Saturday, April 10. I thought I'd go ahead and paste a copy of the website links here. Let me know if you need more info.

Susan Hagerty
Tech Liaison
bc_shagerty@seovec.org



These links were acquired from the National Writing Project’s Tech Liaison Network. Some links represent actual projects/work from teachers; other links make recommendations about digital storytelling software and other resources.

1. Xtranormal: www.xtranormal.com:
With this website, students can do script writing in language arts and discuss the power of dialog; take the script and create the movie, camera angles, movement, facial expressions and all that other jazz. The tech liaison who used this site said students really liked it.

2. Animoto: animoto.com:
This is a website that will put together your photos, video, and music into a finished product. Although it claims to do this for free, there is a pricing system and it is somewhat expensive. The tech liaison who used this site said students found it easy to use.

3. Apple: http://www.apple.com/nz/education/ilifeawards/: The tech liaison who recommended this link said it is good if you’re using Macs in your classroom; this is a good site to use to see an example of an iMovie.

4. Techstories edublogs: http://techstories.edublogs.org/:
This blog site has several detailed overviews about digital storytelling that would be helpful for a beginner just getting into DS. The blog offers links to resources.

5. Cate Blogs: http://cate.blogs.com/digital_storytelling/1about/:
This link contains a syllabus from a Digital Storytelling class in the University of Oregon’s College of Education. This could be a good resource for someone looking for information on types of assignments and how to grade DS.

6. E-Learning website: http://www.kean.edu/~cnelson/elearning/storytelling.html:
This site is was another recommended by NWP tech liaisons. The site is created by Charles Nelson and has several good links about Digital Storytelling.

Heinemann, "The Digital Writing Workshop”: http://digitalwritingworkshop.ning.com/:
This is a companion ning website that goes with “The Digital Writing Workshop” text by Troy Hicks. This site allows teachers to join a community and discuss Digital Storytelling lessons, tips, links and student work.

The Ozarks Writing Project Advanced Institute on Digital Storytelling: http://ozarkwp.ning.com/:
This ning website shows sample work from the OWP’s institute.

Larry Ferlazzo's The Best Storytelling Resources: http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/04/15/the-best-digital-storytelling-resources/:
The author of this site cites many NWP resources on Digital Storytelling. This site came well recommended and may be a good starting place for beginners.