Alternative Storytelling Resources

Platform:

·        Movie Maker
o       http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/default.mspx
o       http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Getting-started-with-Windows-Movie-Maker#section_2 
·        PowerPoint http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/default.aspx
·        Photo Story  http://it.seattleschools.org/BEXlevy/activities/photostory/photo-story-3-examples/
·        iMovie http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie/
·        Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Elements (or as part of the Digital School Collection) http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/family/
·        Creaza http://www.creaza.com/frontpage
·        Animoto http://animoto.com/
·        Flickr http://www.flickr.com/
Sound mixer:
·        Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
·        CC Mixter  http://ccmixter.org/ 

Player for playback:
·        Windows Media Player http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/default.aspx
·        iTunes http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
·        VLC Media Player http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
·        Quicktime http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
·        Adobe Flash Player http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

Be sure to identify the appropriate file formats for your platform. For example:

Movie Maker:
  • Video files: .asf, .avi, .wmv
  • Movie files: MPEG1, .mpeg, .mpg, .m1v, .mp2
  • Audio files: .wav, .snd, .au, .aif, .aifc, .aiff
  • Windows Media files: .asf, .wm, .wma, .wmv
  • Still images: .bmp, .jpg, .jpeg, .jpe, .jfif, .gif
  • MP3 format audio: .mp3

Format Factory: for converting between file formats http://www.formatoz.com/