This article from I Education Apps Review lists out a series of apps to use for creating custom digital content. Not all are free, but the list presents some interesting options.
Blog from Dr. Wesley Fryer - "digital learning consultant, author, digital storyteller, educator and change agent." Interesting suggestions for iPads and the arts.
This app goes with the FREE service provided by littlebirdtales.com. Students can create stories with their own artwork and audio recordings either from an app or on the web. The completed tales can be downloaded as either a PDF or mp4 with audio.
In addition to being able to use the Fotopedia Reporter from the web, there's now an app. Choose from thousands of public domain images to create and share digital stories.
We use VoiceThread in a lot of our EdTechTeacher workshops as it is completely web based and now includes an iPad app. As a tool, it can create digital stories, be used for foreign language exercises, or support the creation of collaborative study aids. This library is a database of articles about successful VoiceThread projects.
This is an interesting app that seems to be a cross between Fotobabble and Animoto. The idea is that you can record ambient sound while taking pictures in order to create a short video. Could be an interesting way to document field trips or create a digital story.
This app, intended as a way for parents to create narrated bedtime stories for their children, could be a great digital storytelling tool for a broader audience. Students can create a movie that incorporates clay-mation figures and their own narration. It's Free and has potential.
Another great digital storytelling app, there is a free version as well as an enhanced service. With the free app, you can create and share stories with images and audio straight from your mobile device