Research Guides: Introduction to Digital Liberal Arts: Digital Tools

Digital Tools

When creating a digital project, there are a number of directions that you can go with using digital tools to create something different and unique. Below are links to tutorials and tools that might work for your particular project.

Storymapping

ArcGIS Storymap
This is a great interactive storymap tool. This tool looks more like a web page but can create interactive stories using maps, multimedia content, and text.
Storymap JS
This is a digital mapping storytelling tool. This tools is great for use with locations and content that can be put onto a map.
Storymap JS Tutorial
This link will bring you to a tutorial for Storymap JS.

Digital Timelines

Timeline JS
This is an interactive timeline tool. This tool is great when you have dates and content to share with an audience.
Timeline JS Tutorial
This link will take you to a video tutorial for TimelineJS.

Infographics

Piktochart Infographic Maker
Piktochart is a great infographic making tool. This tool will allow you to use graphics, text, and interactive elements to tell a story.
Piktochart Tutorial
This link will bring you to a video tutorial for infographic making with Piktochart.

Podcasts

Podcast Guide
Podcasting can be a great way to tell a story in an audio format. This link will bring you to a guide with many different tools and platforms for creating a podcast.

Video Creation

iMovie
This is a beginner tutorial for imovie, a movie making software. If you have access to this software (comes standard on mac devices), it can be used to edit video lectures or other video projects.
Camtasia
Camtasia is a great video creation tool. It can be expensive, however. If you have access to it, it's highly recommended otherwise use one of the other suggested tools.
WeVideo
WeVideo is a great browser based video creation tool that has a modest fee to use. It can be used on any device.
Adobe Spark
Adobe Spark is an easy, free, tool for creating quick animated videos.