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"Ten Great Tools for Telling Stories With Pictures - A PDF Handout" - great ideas for using images to tell story. With the iPad, taking images of hand-drawn pictures and adding text is a great way to combine analog/digital modalities.

Storyboard That is a robust web tool that allows students to create and edit Storyboards. This site is simple to use and allows users to drag and drop stick figures and screen elements, as well as add their own content, to the storyboard time line. Enough tools and features to be really useful and not too many to confuse young users, this is a nice way for students to create storyboards for class projects, videos, or anything else you can think of including comic strips. There is a nice educator portal which has some lesson plans and example student work. Not free, but free trial and reasonably priced for teachers

"Bring the world's best storyboard creator into your classroom! From first grade to graduation, Storyboard That engages students with digital storytelling in the classroom."

Resources, links, webinars, twitterchat archives, and more... all related to the work done by ISTE's SIGDS community.

inklewriter is a free tool designed to allow anyone to write and publish interactive stories. It's perfect for writers who want to try out interactivity, but also for teachers and students looking to mix computer skills and creative writing.

"Inklewriter is a free tool designed to allow anyone to write and publish interactive stories. It's perfect for writers who want to try out interactivity, but also for teachers and students looking to mix computer skills and creative writing."

Create short animated films with audio, text, backgrounds and a 3D avatar on an Apple device, then share the video online. Ideal for sharing ideas, tasks or homework. Download the app at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gami/id572737805?ls=1&mt=8 http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Video%2C+animation%2C+film+%26+Webcams

Great app for instruction and student projects. Here is a short tutorial on how easy it is to use, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgpLpOy5V9A

This site walks you through the process of creating a digital story.

some very good tools to try...they are fun to use and free.

blogpost reviewing Meograph, a digital storytelling web tool linking maps, timelines, images/video, and narration.

Bring learning to life with stories

 Four-dimensional storytelling

Meograph helps easily create, watch, and share interactive stories. Our first product combines maps, timeline, links, and multimedia to tell stories in context of where and when.

Create, watch & share stories that combine maps, timelines, links, and media to tell stories in the context of where and when.

Good article along with links to various applications for digital story-telling

Collaboarative Digital Storytelling

Storybirds are short, art-inspired stories you make to share, read, and print.

Combine your words with high-quality artwork from talented illustrators around the world.

Great tool for telling a story along a timeline. Include, photos, videos, text, etc. View it as a timeline, flipbook, list or map your events. Easy to embed or share with your social network.

Dipity is a tool that you can use to create timelines.

Timelines for older students