{"id":3668,"date":"2016-03-26T05:13:01","date_gmt":"2016-03-26T05:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/ds4oer\/?page_id=3668"},"modified":"2016-03-26T05:13:01","modified_gmt":"2016-03-26T05:13:01","slug":"storyboarding-tools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/ds4oer\/learning-pathways\/developing-a-storyboard\/storyboarding-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Storyboarding tools"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. Introduce a few technologies you can use for generating storyboards.\n<\/li>\n
  2. Provide examples of storyboards generated with these technologies.\n<\/li>\n
  3. Spend a few minutes exploring each option with the view to selecting a tool you would like to use for producing your own storyboard.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Flipcharts, sticky notes and markers<\/span><\/h2>\n

    The traditional way of creating storyboards is using flipcharts with sticky notes. To create a storyboard in this way, you will need a flipchart with paper or a whiteboard, sticky notes of different colours and markers. You can take pictures with a digital camera to share your work.\n<\/p>\n

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    Example storyboard using flipchart paper<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Google Sheets<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Google Sheets<\/a> are part of Google Drive<\/a>. Their functioning is similar to spreadsheet software (LibreOffice Calc or Microsoft Excel), which is widely used for displaying and analyzing information.\n<\/p>\n

    A storyboard created with this tool would be highly structured, as it has to be organised in rows and columns. Google Sheets provides the ability for several people to be working on it at the same time. You can view and edit a Google Sheet without a Google account, but you can\u2019t create a new one unless you sign up or already have one.\n<\/p>\n

    With Google Sheets, you can use different colour backgrounds for the different components of the storyboard, and adjust the colour and size of the labels in the first row and column.\n<\/p>\n

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    Example of storyboard using Google Sheets. Visit online version here.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Lino<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Lino<\/a> is an online sticky and photo sharing site. Lino works like a canvas where you can put virtual sticky notes of different colours with text and icons (called stickies). You can also add images, videos and other files (not necessary to create a storyboard but nice to have). Several people can work on the same Lino canvas, which is useful for teams of designers.\n<\/p>\n

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    Example storyboard using Lino. Visit the online version here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Screencast recorded by Gabi Witthaus on generating a storyboard using Linoit.com<\/a>. (View example on Linoit<\/a>.)\n<\/p>\n