A Comic Generator--this one is almost too easy & addictive! Have students compose arguments as comics. Just try it...no examples necessary here.
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A Timeline Generator--allows you/students to create the timeline, inserting important dates/events, and including pictures and video in the descriptive links to those dates. I'm toying with using this tool to compose my course schedule next semester. But this would be a great tool for narrative projects as well. Example: Batman | |
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A Digital Story Tool--allows you to upload images, insert text, and "phone in" audio narration or upload MP3s. Example: Amanda's Facebook Story | |
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A Popup Video Tool--allows you to upload video from anywhere online and add informational (or argumentative) text bubbles to that video. Example: BubblePly Staff | |
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A Comic Generator--this one is almost too easy & addictive! Have students compose arguments as comics. Just try it...no examples necessary here. |
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Another Comic Generator--this one uses photos and text bubbles. Example: squish | |
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A Sketch Recorder--records your sketches into a video that you can play back. You draw, it records. I could see using this one to have students compose arguments or visualize an organization for their arguments that would have the most impact on readers. Example: Dead Chicken | |
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Animated Movie Editor--also remarkably easy to use. If you can write a script (for one or two people), you can create a cool looking movie. Includes characters, settings, camera angles, movement, expression, etc. Might be a fun way to compose your course introduction for an online class. Or to have students bring their narrative papers to life. Example: Kanye West | |
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Make Your Picture Talk--a bit of a quirky one. Upload your photo, show the software where to cut out your mouth, record your audio on the spot, hit play & this tool will open and close your mouth while you "talk." Might be a fun way to have students animate very short arguments. This might also be better as a piece to a longer new media project. Example: click the Llama on the home page. | |
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Animoto--have students sign up for an account and make 30-second video arguments using their own images and animoto's music and mixing services. This site produces big results, and they offer educator passes that will allow your students to make longer videos and use the extra services for a full semester. |
These sites (and many others) were found via http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools.
I highly recommend every writing teacher spend at least one Saturday afternoon reading through the resources and reviews available at http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools.