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Digital storytelling is simply using computer-based tools to tell stories. There are many different ways to do this - from making movies, recording voices, creating animations or electronic books. In schools they can help to take a task that might be seen as mundane - write a report, write a story, explain a process, describe an experiment - and turn it into something a whole lot more interesting.There are a great many tools out there that could be used for digital storytelling. Here are a few mentioned.

This is a very nice strategy for using the FUTUREME.org tool in class. Students will get an email in the future in which they can describe their goals or make predictions. Similar to 43things.com

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web site focussed on education web 2.0 with links to teachers web 2.0 sites and interesting web 2.0tools to be used in class related to virtual office, Word processing, spreadsheet, image creation, maps, blogs, audio/podcasting, blogs, … Pedagogical uses: creating , presenting, create podcasts, ,...

discuss and rate ideas - similar to uservoice or get satisfaction. including a popup to be placed on a website. Options include: "Add idea", "Report a problem", "Ask a question", but this can be customized. Some alternatives are shown here: http://alternativeto.net/software/uservoice-custumer-feedback-system/?profile=online&platform=online

Teachers could use this to ask students to share their ideas, and people can comment on it. It seems only text-based.

Tool for interactive presentations based in one slide that can be animated with texts, links, videos, images,  focusing on different parts Pedagogical uses: Project presentations, students presentations related to the subject.

I have used Prezi, though I find it useful, I went back to ppt in the end.

Typeform allows users to easily build, design and publish 'typeforms'. Really beautiful and easy tool to use for small questionnaires or forms. Very nice interface.