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Welcome to the Storyboard Generator.
You can choose a script and create a storyboard. Try building your own storyboard using background location photographs.
Once done, you can save and share your storyboard video with friends. Remember to register with Generator first if you would like to save your storyboard.

ZooBurst is a digital storytelling tool that is designed to let anyone easily create their own customized 3D pop-up books. Click on some of the pictures below to check out books created by members of the ZooBurst community. If you have a username and password you can log in and create your own books using the 'Login' link at the top right side of the screen.

You are dealt five random photos for each draw, and your task is to select one each time to add to a selection of images, that taken together as a final set of 5 images- tell a story in pictures.

When you are done, you the option to add a title and explanation, then you can save the story so you can put a link in your resume or send to your Mom (she pay print it out and tape it to the fridge, or she may criticize your creativity, your mileage and mom may vary). Plus we offer the ability to tweet your story!

"The ancient tradition of storytelling meets the digital age.
When students create a movie or interactive slideshow to tell their story, learning becomes personal.
With digital storytelling, students can:

* Improve their writing.
* Show creativity.
* Have a voice.

Digital storytelling projects lend themselves well to portfolio assessment."

"Create personalized children's stories instantly.

Turn any time into story time. It's free.

1. Add the details about your children and family -- what do your kids call Mom? Dad? Grandma?
2. Tell us what kinds of stories your kids like.
3. Have new personalized stories based on your child's age and interests delivered to you automagically."

collaborative storytelling - probably best for language acquistion or elementary students This is a beta version, meaning right now its free, but for how long?

From FAQs page:

How much does Storybird cost?

Making, sharing, and reading Storybirds online is free and will always be free. Printing and premium services-when we introduce them later this year-will have a fee associated with them.

via http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/11/memoov-looks-promising-for-digital.html

Digital Kits for Education from the Orange County Department of Education.

xtraNormal is a very cool beta web service that lets you create your own animated films using their very slick online movie maker software.

Mashup your data into stories

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Tell your stories in a new way
Photo albums are old school! Pick your sources, start and end date and your story is good to go. If necessary you can tweak it for a better flow.