Fun online tools and activities for students to create digital stories. Click on the URLs or images to view the websites.

1. Online Tools for
Digital Stories
By Stephanie Samios

2. Story Jumper
http://www.storyjumper.com/
Create a class account.
Many templates to
choose from to build a
story.
Share stories online!

3. Story Maker
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/make-your-own/story-maker
Fantastic Site!
The Story Maker
makes three different
types of story: fairy
stories, horror stories
and science-fiction.

4. Story Maker
http://myths.e2bn.org/story_creator/
Create your own myth
or legend.
Choose from a wide
range of backgrounds
and characters.
Add sound effects and
record voices for your
characters.

5. Picture Book Maker
http://www.artisancam.org.uk/flashapps/picturebookmaker/
Create your very own
zoo themed story.
6 pages to fill with
backgrounds,
animals and text.
Print or send a copy
of your story to
friends.

6. Storybird
http://storybird.com/
Storybirds are
short, art-inspired
stories you make
to share, read and
print.
Create a class
account to
manage student
stories.

7. Starship
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/english/games/story_plant/
small_no_sound/standard2.shtml
Ideal for lower primary.
Students can grow
their own story from
the story plant.
Print or listen to the
story once complete!

8. Storytron
http://www.storytron.com/
Create an
interactive story
by creating your
very own
‘storyworld’.
Recommended
for years 5 - 12.

9. Digital Storyteller
http://www.digitalstoryteller.org/
Digital Storyteller is a
web-based tool that
offers teachers and
students frictionless
access to digital
images and materials
that enable them to
construct compelling
personal narratives.

10. Learn Direct - Create Your Own Book
http://www.wheredidtherivergo.co.uk/storybook/
Read books on the
screen, adapt the
storyline as you read
and then print it off!
You can even enter
your story into the
competition.

11. Little Bird Tales
http://www.littlebirdtales.com/
Capture your child's voice
and imagination with the
creative story building tool
and share them with friends
and family.
You can create and upload
your own artwork to each
page!

12. Pinky Dinky Doo
http://www.pinkydinkydoo.com/storybox.html
Bright, fun story making
site for primary students.
Students learn that stories
contain a beginning, middle
and end.
Choose from silly stories,
fairy tales, mystery, scary
stories and crazy outer space
stories!

13. Tikatok
http://www.tikatok.com/
Great site for children to
create their own book with
or without support.
Select text style, images
and colour to present your
story.
Once complete, print,
share or purchase a copy!

14. ZooBurst
http://www.zooburst.com/
ZooBurst is a digital
storytelling tool that lets
anyone easily create his or her
own 3D pop-up books.
Using ZooBurst, storytellers of
any age can create their own
rich worlds in which their stories
can come to life.

15. References
Artisancam. (n.d.). Picture Book Maker [Web log post]. Retrieved April 30, 2011
from http://www.artisancam.org.uk/flashapps/picturebookmaker/
BBC (n.d.). Schools Starship – Story Plant [Web log post]. Retrieved April 30, 2011
from http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/english/games/story_plant/
small_no_sound/standard2.shtml
Brittish Council. (n.d.). Learn English Kids: Story Maker [Web log post]. Retrieved
April 30, 2011 from http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/make-your-own/
story-maker
Cartoon Pizza Inc. and Sesame Workshop. (2008). Pinky Dinky Doo [Web log post].
Retrieved April 30, 2011 from http://www.pinkydinkydoo.com/storybox.html

16. References
E2BN. (2006). Myths and Legends Story Creater [Web log post]. Retrieved
April 30, 2011 from http://myths.e2bn.org/story_creator/
Learn Direct. (2009). Learn Direct [Web log post]. Retrieved April 30.
2011 from http://www.wheredidtherivergo.co.uk/storybook/
Little Bird Tales. (2011). Little Bird Tales [Web log post]. Retrieved April
30, 2011 from http://www.littlebirdtales.com/
Storybird Inc. (n.d.). Storybird – Collaborative storytelling [Web log post].
Retrieved April 30, 2011 from http://storybird.com/
Storyjumper TM, Inc. (2010). Storyjumper [Web log post]. Retrieved April
30, 2011 from http://www.storyjumper.com/

17. References
Storytron, Inc. (n.d.). Storytron – Interactive Storytelling [Web log post].
Retrieved April 30, 2011 from http://www.storytron.com/
Tikatok LLC. (2007). Every Child Has a Story [Web log post]. Retrieved April
30, 2011 from http://www.tikatok.com/
University of Virginia. (2005). Digital Storyteller [Web log post]. Retrieved
April 30, 2011 from http://www.digitalstoryteller.org/
Zoo Burst. (n.d.) Zoo Burst [Web log post]. Retrieved April 30, 2011 from
http://www.zooburst.com/