Mega Bites and Messages

A blog for teachers to help integrate Technology

Digital Storytelling

Asterpix : http://www.asterpix.com Best video teaching tool. You can upload a video and then embed invisible note and url’s. This is a great teaching tool
Animoto; http://animoto.com/ The ultimate BEST site to upload pictures and create a great razzle dazzle videos. I LOVE Love Love this one.
Bubbleshare http://www.bubbleshare.com/ online slide show that can be embeddedEnhance your photos, and express yourself
Decrease Re3solution http://www.xemico.com/photogadget/ Free download to resize pictures to a smaller resolution size.. Very handy with all the 7.o cameras in use.
Dflim http://mm.dfilm.com/live/mm.html Online movie maker you can test for them
Eyespot http://eyespot.com online site to mix video clips, has some neat features. Worth trying
Empressr http://www.empressr.com an on line powerpoint which can be embedded and emailed..
Kerpoof http://www.kerpoof.com/ animated digital story telling for the younger students
Magtoo http://www.magtoo.com/main.jsp My newest favorite site. It combines a slide show like bubble share. You add pictures, music, special effects AND panroma view and will mesh with goggle maps. The geek in me LOVES this site. The site page is rated for general audiences.
Morphing- free download http://morph.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk//
On true Media http://www.onetruemedia.com/otm_site/register? Create slide shows online
Our Story http://www.ourstory.comp photographic timeline- create for family history or historical essays.
Pageflakes- Pageflakes Site – Select the “Digital Story” Tab Use on-line
Photo Story http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photost…
free downlaod program creates photo slide shows . You can add effects, transitions, captions, and more.
Photoshop online https://www.photoshop.com/express/index.html?bypass&wf=testdrive Great spot do edit pictures
Qlipboard http://www.qlipmedia.com/ Can be used online or downloaded. So easy younger students can use to add voice to any picture
Showbeyond http://www.showbeyond.com/show/browseCtrl?act=cv&k=4 I like this one because it has an educational channel. It is billed as 3D storytelling. You can do the voice over right on line and they have sound effects as well.
Sketchcast http://sketchcast.com/ Record a sketch with or without voice. Explain something, have fun, or just create art. You can embed.
Scrapblog http://www.scrapblog.com/ Digital scrapbooks with your friends, family, and the world.
Storymaker for Children http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-writing-storymaker.html online tool
Voice Threads http://voicethread.com Very User friendly program allows voices overs.
WINK http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Wink is a Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials Use this to create your own tutorials.
Wondershare Photo Story Platinum http://www.dl4all.com/2007/11/21/wondershare-photo-story-platinum-v… Built-in templates / themes, intro / end movie, and decoration make it unprecedented on designing your masterpieces. Easily publish it as any popular format – flahs, iPod / iPhone / Zune video, even author DVD.
Zentation http://zentation.com/Might be called a mashup- it allows upload of Powerpoint files to be coverted into video

Animated Digital Story Telling

Aniboom’s Shapeshifter Online animating application, lets you create your own short animated movie.
Fluxtime Studio http://fluxtime.com/animate.php Create an animated movie on-line great for everyone
Pivot Stickfigure Animator www.snapfiles.com/get/stickfigure.html free software allows you to create stick figure animations easily and without any artistic skills.
DigitalMovie http://www.digitalfilms.com/mm/index.php Unleash your creativity and make your digital film on line Choose a background scene, characters, animated actions, dialog, introduction, and ending credits.