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CO-FUNDED BY THE ERASMUS + PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Digital storytelling is also the perfect platform for project-based learning. Digital storytelling is still writing. Whether it is a multi-day project or a storyboard created in ten minutes, the process for digital storytelling is the same as any other project: Brainstorm Plan Create Revise Edit Publish Reflect List of some of the best free digital storytelling tools for teachers: ZimmerTwins is a web2.0 tool that allows students to give vent to their imaginative powers and exercise their storytelling skills from early stages to advances ones. http://zimmertwins.com/splash Storybird: a website that allows students and teachers to create short art inspired stories to read, share or print out. https://storybird.com/ PicLit: a website where students can choose a picture and start drawing or writing a text on it to create a story. http://www.piclits.com/compose_dragdrop.aspx Generator: This is a creative studio space where students explore the moving image and create their own digital stories to share with others. http://generator.acmi.net.au/storyboard Slidestory: This is a free digital storytelling tool that students can use to combine sharing pictures and narration to create awesome presentations and stories to share with others. http://www.slidestory.com/ CREATIVE, ACTIVE, RESPONSIBLE STUDENTS IN THE DIGITAL WORLD 21

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