Digital Storytelling

PearlTree of Digital Storytelling tools, apps, and resources

Tons of free apps and web tools by category

See what Digital Storytelling for Teachers INTEF (storyintef) has discovered on Pinterest, the world's biggest collection of everybody's favorite things.

Listly List - Video Mobile Apps - @Video, 30hands: Create & Show What You Know, Qwiki for iPhone, YAKiT Kids, Narrable, 1, 2, 3 Action! Using Videography in the Classroom, Lightt - Video life, simplified, Magisto - Video Editing for Android & IOS, Directr for Business.

Listly List - Digital Literacy & Citizenship - Digital Literacy, Are Your Students Digitally Safe? 15+ Resources, Digital literacies 1: The what, 4 Principles Of Digital Literacy, Get Cybersmart with Phineas and Ferb, Crap Detection 101, Are Your Students Digitally Literate?

Listly List - Instagram - Kids Won't Put Instagram Down?

Listly List - Drawing & coloring webtools & apps - Tackk in the Classroom, ChatterPix Kids - by Duck Duck Moose, Coloring & Drawing Apps Slides, Sketchpad - Online Paint/Drawing application, Share Board - draw, sketch and discuss on a pad, VoiceThread - Mobile, infuselearning, Drawing for Children, magic paintbrush app - Google Search, Popplet mindmaps, Educreations - Teach what you know.

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Posted by Shelly Terrell on Thursday, September 5th 2013 "Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours." - John Locke Epiphany is one of my favorite words.

Posted by Shelly Terrell on Monday, February 18th 2013 "It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story." ~ Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind We learn through the process of storytelling.

Posted by Shelly Terrell on Friday, November 8th 2013 From the Cool Sites Series "The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible." ~ Vladimir Nabakov This week I am in beautiful Atlanta, Georgia, presenting at the GAETC conference.

The to Sandbox area is where you can test several of the digital storytelling tools we didn't cover in the sessions. First, visit the suggested tools and choose one or a few to play with. Then add your creation to the Posterous page by sending an email digitalstorytellingEVO2013@posterous.com with your creation.

Currently, I am moderating a free online course, Digital Storytelling for Young Learners, with a dream team of moderators who are phenomenal at working with young learners, Esra Girgin, Barbara Sakamoto, Özge Karaoglu, Jennifer Verschoor, David Dodgson, and Michelle Worgan. Over 250 participants have joined and have shared incredibly imaginative stories in our online class portfolio.

Posted by Shelly Terrell on Tuesday, November 13th 2012 Throughout history, people have learned through stories. The metaphors and hidden messages help us to understand difficult concepts and themes. Additionally, stories help us visualize material and help us tie knowledge with our experiences.

Posted by Shelly Terrell on Monday, September 13th 2010 I teach young English language learners between 5 to 10 years-old. I have found my Iphone as one of the best tools to help improve their English and motivate them to speak English outside the classroom!

Here goes my first Animoto. I hope you can see it too. I'll do one for my sister and her crafts. Hey people, in this case comics use would help me teacht the contrast between Present Continuous and Future of intention.

Posted by Shelly Terrell on Friday, December 20th 2013 "An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself." - Charles Dickens Brainstorming is an important process that students should do frequently so it becomes a ritual they continue throughout their lives.

Posted by Shelly Terrell on Saturday, December 28th 2013 Included in the Digital Tips Advent Calendar and part of the Effective Technology Integration category At a young age, I was interested in comic books, which was really how I learnt to read. ~ Nicholas Cage Comics can be powerful learning tools.

Posted by Shelly Terrell on Sunday, May 2nd 2010 Recently, I participated in the I Heart EdTech Blog Swap from SimpleK12.com. This post about using Voki speaking avatars was originally posted in Kelli Erwin's blog, which is full of great educational technology reviews!

Posted by Shelly Terrell on Friday, February 26th 2010 Many educators wonder how to inspire their students and motivate them to strive to learn. Standardized testing has burdened our students and a majority walk into our classrooms probably dreading the school year.

I remember being amazed at the advertisement displays when I first moved to Stuttgart. Around the city are what appear to be normal posters, but they change every minute or so to another advertisement. With these displays in mind I have imagined what a school bulletin board would look like in the future.

As we get older, we tend to leave our creative selves behind and take ourselves too seriously. Our hobbies can provide us with inspiration and release. This year I plan on being more creative by making time for my other loves- art, music, and creative writing.