Web 2.0 Tools by Levine

I countinue my explorations on what tool to choose for my digital story. Now when I have the story it should be easier and more productive. I’ve been watching Levine’s story Dominoe produced using different Web 2.0 tools. Here are some of the tools from Levine’s wiki http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools I’ve inspected:

• http://www.imageloop.com/en/index.htm – doesn’t suit me because there are only photos, without subtitles or narration – wrong, I missed the Show button
• http://www.slide.com/ – I like it because there are subtitles and I also like the design template in a form of film frames. It suits me because it reminds me on the past, and the events in my story were happening a long time ago.
• http://www.ourstory.com/ – it’s suitable for talking about events when it is important to show how they unfold in time. However, it is not such important for me in this case.
• http://voicethread.com/ – through images on the side that are connected to audio it is possible to go more in detail. It’s a great affordance, but I don’t need it for my story.
• http://www.vuvox.com/ – looks great, combines animated images and sound, but the animation is uneven
• http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/ – combines photos and text, simple and well structured, requires an audience to click so the story goes further. I like it.
• http://www.mapwing.com/ – combines photos, text and a map. That would be ideal for my story. The photos are animated, there are a play and stop options. It is well structured, but it doesn’t look well – the map is too plain.
• http://maps.google.com/ – on the left side there is a list of the positions marked on the map with corresponding text and one can easily follow the story by clicking items in the list. When one click an item a pop up window appears on the map with a photo and  corresponding text. It is possible to embed an audio too. I think it’s a great way to present a story happening in different locations.
• http://www.slideshare.net/ – creates Flash easily embedded in other web sites, it’s possible to add audio