Tell+it+With++A+Tool!

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There are hundreds (if not thousands) of free, easy-to-use, multi-media tools to tell a story. Below are examples of amazing tools separated by category, plus an example of the retelling of a story.

**Every tool can (and is) effectively used at every grade level. Your fears are what will limit you, not the tool!**
 * **Tool** || **Description** || **Examples** ||
 * // Audio Tools (plus images): //

Vocroo

Blabberize ||. . > Like a podcast, this simple is tool used to record users voice. Recording can be played back, and embedded into a website or blog. Works well with built-in recording device. Students can read stories and send the recording to their teacher and classmates!

> Similar to vocaroo, except voice can be used with an image, so that the image of a person, animal, etc., appears to be talking. || See an example? ||
 * // Slideshow Tools: //

[|Imageloop]

[|Rock You]

[|Picasa]

[|PhotoPeach]

[|One True Media]

[|Animoto] ||. . >Upload images from computer, flickr or ppt files. Choose from animated templates . .  > Self-expressed widgets are created for slideshows, image effects, and more. . > Google's free site for storing and sharing photos; similar to flickr, but with slideshow feature, plus captions and locations. . > A very easy to use slide show maker tool. Photos can actually be imported from flickr, Picasa, Facebook. Use YouTube videos, select music from library, arrange, and create! Can be posted to Facebook or Twitter. . > Photo and video mixing that can be published and/or made into a DVD for purchase. Includes images to create a theme. . > Creates an elegant music video based on AI logic by analyzing an uploaded set of images. . * All six tools can be published to any social media site, blog, or wiki. . || See an example?

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 * // Storybook Tools: //

[|Tickatok]

[|Storybird]

[|Bookr]

[|TarHeel]

[|Reader]

[|Mixbook] ||. . > With Tickatok, students write, add pictures (drawings, illustrations, photos), and publish books. Free to create, but not to order hardcopy and own.

> Storybird has you using Flickr images, create a photobook, and publish. . > Bookr allows you to choose an artist, drag and drop images into template, type text, and publish. Works according to grade level, and teachers can create class account. . > From UNC, Tar Heel Reader is e asy to make books! "The books may be downloaded as slide shows in ppt, Impress, or Flash format. Each book can be speech enabled and accessed using multiple interfaces, including touch screens, the IntelliKeys with custom overlays, and 1 to 3 switches". . > Mixbook is a photobook that creates elegant and professional-looking books. || See an example?

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 * //Timeline Tools//:

[|OurStory]

[|TimeToast] ||. . > Timelines can be made about anything, and shared with friends and family. Post to a blog, wiki, or MySpace. . >Import Flickr photos to write a story that which happened on a specific date in time. . .  * Timeline tools are great for the language arts. Many students comprehend the events of a story with the help of a timeline. It can also be considered a math inclusion. . || See an example? ||
 * //Must See! Different, and Unique DS Tools!//

[|ZooBurst]

[|FlixTime] ||. . .  .  > ZooBurst is much like storybook creating, but each page is a "pop-up". Sound must be paid for, but the rest is completely free. ZooBurst works well for book talks, and is very fun to look at! . > Similar to Animoto, but somewhat easier. Images and videos are uploaded, music is added, and you can then share it with people. Accounts are free. || See an example? ||