Tools+for+Digital+Storytelling

=What do I Use?=

There are lots of Web 2.0 tools out there for Digital Storytelling: (JUST to name a few)

Animoto for Educators @http://animoto.com/education PhotoPeach @http://photopeach.com/home Little Bird Tales @http://littlebirdtales.com/

**We are going to Explore Voicethread**

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Look at these examples of Digital Storytelling for the classroom using Voicethread:
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 * Don't be afraid! Just try it! **

Remember "trying it out" is how your students learn new technology too!
=Your assignment is to make a VERY simple voicethread.=

I want you to use this site to find a copyright friendly image. Save the image to the desktop for uploading later.
===Pics4Learning: @http://www.pics4learning.com/  === Copyright-friendly images donated by students, teachers, and amateur photographers. All images can be used by teachers and students. Browse by topic or lesson plan.

Use these for support as you continue to try to work with this on your own.




**Copyright Friendly Searches**
===**Flickr Commons : [] ** === Collection of photos with "no known copyright restrictions." Participating institutions include: Library of Congress, Smithsonian Institution, New York Public Library, Texas State Archives, and many more.

===**Image After: [] ** === You can download and use any image or texture from our site and use it in your own work, either personal or commercial.

===**Life photo archive hosted by Google: [] ** === Search the collection of //Life// images from the decades of 1860-1970. The images are divided into several categories for easy browsing.

===**American Memory Project: [] ** === From the Library of Congress, free and open access to historic photos, maps, documents, etc. To see specific collections of photos, click [|here].

===<span style="font-size: 140%; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span class="wiki_link_ext">Wikipedia: <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[] ** === Click on photos or images in Wikipedia for a larger resolution, and to see the licensing terms associated with it. Many are licensed through Creative Commons.

===<span style="font-size: 140%; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Search Cube: <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[] ** === Visual search engine that presents web search results in a unique, three-dimensional cube interface. It shows previews of up to ninety-six websites, videos and images.

===<span style="font-size: 140%; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span class="wiki_link_ext">Pics4Learning: <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[] ** === Copyright-friendly images donated by students, teachers, and amateur photographers. All images can be used by teachers and students. Browse by topic or lesson plan.

===<span style="font-size: 140%; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span class="wiki_link_ext">MultiMedia Learning: <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[] ** === Four archives of historical (United States and World) images.

===<span style="font-size: 140%; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span class="wiki_link_ext">Picture Sandbox: <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[] ** === Search across multiple stock photo collections (including Flickr).

===<span style="font-size: 140%; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span class="wiki_link_ext">Public Domain Photos: <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[] ** ===