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"Where the customization comes in, is the fact, that you not only can enter you own text, then record your own voice (in any language of course) AND have individual words highlighted as it is being read! (Imagine the possibilities in the foreign language classroom…using subtitle text in one language to trick your brain into understanding the spoken word- a trick that helped me tremendously as I was learning Spanish as a teenager in Argentina.)"

"Spin the wheel and land on an image. Now it's your turn to make up part of a story with that image. You'll have 30 seconds to record your voice as you add to the story. As you progress, the previous images are displayed on the side so you can keep track of the storyline."

"Creative Book Builder is a fantastic app that allows students to create books in epub format, which can then be exported to iBooks and shared with others. There are a variety of instructional uses for this app, from using it as a publishing tool for project-based learning to a summative assessment at the end of a unit.  Students can embed images, audio files, video files, and write text.  The advantage of an epub document over a PDF document is that all of the media will be preserved and available for readers to interact with when the final product is published.   Depending on how you use Creative Book Builder with students, this app can help students complete tasks that align with every level of the revised Bloom's Taxonomy.  Explore the different ways this app can be used at each level of Bloom's Taxonomy."

"You can fill your StoryPress Library with audio books that inspire you in different ways: a collection of family stories, or even an audio diary. Make StoryPress interactive: create guided interviews directed by you, with the spoken anecdotes contributed by a mentor, a friend, or a family member, near or far. "

"Scribble My Story is a book and art creation platform where kids can imagine, create, and share what they make with their parents. Scribble My Story makes it very easy for even the youngest authors and artists:"

"It sells itself as a "4 Dimensional Story telling" app. In a nutshell, it allows you to tell stories through (1)images/videos, (2)narration,  (3)maps and a (4)timeline (hence the 4 dimensions) OR WHO/WHAT, WHEN and WHERE."

Evernote note with tons of links to app resources for digital storytelling

"Ourboox is the world's simplest free platform for creating amazing e-books. Create beautiful page-flipping digital books in minutes Embed video, music, animation, games, maps and more Share your books with friends and the world"

"Providing students with ways to demonstrate their understanding and create content is even easier with technology tools. Students who have access to a computer with a web browser - including Chromebooks - will be able to create with the tools on this list."

Mapping Media to the Curriculum is a website created by Wesley Fryer to accompany and support his eBook, "Playing with Media: simple ideas for powerful sharing." 

Looking for a way to get your students more engaged? Mixbook is proud to present Mixbook for Educators, a program that allows educators even easier access to the most powerful suite of digital storytelling tools on the web. Check out the stories below to

Becoming a member gives you free access to creating stories, comics, illustrations and the ability to publish your own work and make your own special products.

"Little Bird Tales is a storytelling and e-learning tool that can be implemented in hundreds of ways, and is great for kids of all ages, even for children who can't read and write!"

"Creating cartoons with Toontastic is as easy as putting on a puppet show - simply press the record button and tell your stories through play! Once you're done, share your cartoons with friends & family around the world."

Tracks is a new mobile app that lets you make stories through photos together. Invite friends and family and have them add photos to your track. Enjoy!

"inkle is looking to bring interactive stories to the classroom, and give teachers free and simple get-stuck-right-in software to use with their students. From within a web-browser, the inklewriter will let students make and play interactive stories with no programming required."

"An eBook is a downloadable, electronic file which can include digital text, hyperlinks, images, embedded audio and embedded video. Enhanced or multimedia eBooks can be "aggregated documents" including media elements created and saved earlier."

"PicPlayPost® is the first all in one Video and Photo editing tool that offers a full suite of customization options to inspire story telling through captivating video collages. But it just got better with the latest update because we added several key features based on feedback from our incredible fans. Most notably, you can now loop short videos and create GIFs with your favorite video clips! "