Digital Storytelling and Presentation Tools

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Website or App Name

URL

Comments (Grade Level, Resources, Reviews, etc.)

Adobe Slate

https://slate.adobe.com/welcome/ 

(Also available as iPad App: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id968433730)

“Create and share beautiful visual stories.” 

Web-based tool for creating scrolling online presentations, photo essays, reports, newsletters, etc. Compare with Microsoft Sway.

Adobe Voice

https://standout.adobe.com/voice/ 

(Only Available as iOS App: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/adobe-voice-show-your-story/id852555131?mt=8 

Create an animated video around the recording of your voice.

Bubbler

http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/ 

“Bubblr is a community where people can create comic-strips (photonovels) using photos from flickr, just taking a sequence of pictures where you can add bubbles and create a story. All stories are saved in the archive.”

Buncee

https://www.edu.buncee.com/ 

Web-based presentation tool. Drag and drop media onto a digital canvas.

GoAnimate

https://goanimate4schools.com/public_index 

Teachers and students can create animated videos to tell stories or show learned knowledge. Paid service with free trial. More info on the EdTech Blog: http://www.graniteschools.org/edtech/?p=2338 

Google Slides

https://www.google.com/slides/about/ 

“With Google Slides, you can create, edit, collaborate, and present wherever you are. For free.” Especially powerful for ease of realtime collaboration, public sharing, embedding, remixing, etc.

Haiku Deck

https://www.haikudeck.com/ 

Keynote

OS X: http://www.apple.com/mac/keynote/ 

iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/keynote/id361285480?mt=8 

Presentation software for Mac desktop computers and iOS devices.

Microsoft Office Mix

https://mix.office.com/en-us/Home 

Plugin which allows you to add interactive elements to PowerPoint presentations.

Microsoft PowerPoint

https://office.live.com/start/PowerPoint.aspx# 

Classic gold-standard presentation software, now with online version through Office 365, as well as plugins such as Office Mix and Sway.

Microsoft Sway

https://sway.com/ 

“Create and share interactive reports, presentations, personal stories, and more.”

Web-based tool for creating scrolling online presentations, photo essays, reports, newsletters, etc.  Compare with Adobe Slate.

Padlet

https://padlet.com/ 

A versatile and easy-to-use creation and collaboration tool, a digital wall on which one or multiple users can add text, images, and links in real-time. Click here to see our feature on Padlet.

Prezi

https://prezi.com/ 

Online presentation software.

Storybird

https://storybird.com/ 

Users can create stories in digital books using artwork from professional illustrators.

Visme

http://www.visme.co/

Create presentations, infographics, and web banners. Free with limited templates and features, but more advanced options require a subscription.

WeVideo

https://www.wevideo.com/

Online video editor

Canva

https://www.canva.com/create/presentations/ 

Canva is a web-based graphic design program with presentation templates along with many other templates for creating infographics, posters, invitations, web banners, blog images ,etc.