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awesome free digital story tools presented by marilyn western mwestern@edzone.net prezi for this session http prezi.com yr_kwk7c1ey/macul2011-awesome-digital-story-tools a good story story · meets curriculum standards · promotes higher level thinking · addresses student needs and interests

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awesome free digital story tools http www.readwritethink.org/classroomresources/student-interactives/story-30008.html http www.writingfun.com/writingfun2010.html description perfect for grades 2-6 interactive text organizers to help students with the writing process printable organizers available in word format so you can write your own multiple examples for each type of writing very user-friendly and intuitive tutorials can be found this site is the tutorial for use as whole group intro to organizing writing or for individuals to explore and use for their own writing curriculum ties writing narratives response description persuasion explanation recount procedure information report letters invitations email news also covers nouns verbs adjectives adverbs tense and style of writing cross-curriculum can also be used in all curriculum areas ­ whenever writing is encouraged example science reports how to make or do something reading responses debates and more description perfect for grades k-12 graphic organizers for use in prewriting and post-reading activities focus on character setting conflict resolution students are able to print out final versions for feedback assessment tutorials can be found this site is the tutorial for use as whole group intro to organizing writing or for individuals to explore and use for their own writing related lesson plans by grade level and similar student interactive are listed linked on main page curriculum ties writing/reading character map conflict map resolution map setting map note you are not able to save and return tomorrow to finish work around print each graphic organizer with prompts for students to fill in on hard copy macul 2011 permission freely given to make copies with attribution for school use marilyn western mwestern@edzone.net

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awesome free digital story tools http maps.google.com description perfect for grades k-12 google maps allow the user to put place marks on the map that include text try it for story-telling if place is important in the narrative tutorials can be found http bit.ly/9wv4op gives detailed directions for creating place marks drawing lines and sharing with others curriculum ties writing/reading great for `all about me and `my neighborhood/city narratives try writing a story in an unfamiliar setting e.g downtown london and go from landmark to landmark with your adventure note you must have a google account to use google maps gmail hack does not work as a google account work around set up a classroom account for students to use http www.googlelittrips.org description perfect for grades k-12 lit trips are files that can be freely downloaded and viewed in google earth lit trips show the settings of a story and can contain extra information images videos and links to sites tutorials can be found http www.googlelittrips.com/googlelit/g etting_started.html gives what is a google lit trip podcast software hardware requirements and getting started video tutorial curriculum ties reading/social studies/science download lit trips of current stories you are studying also let kids make their own lit trips for stories they are reading note you must have google earth to use google lit trips no account needed example http bit.ly/gtej2o macul 2011 permission freely given to make copies with attribution for school use marilyn western mwestern@edzone.net

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awesome free digital story tools http piclits.com http blabberize.com description perfect for grades 3-12 upload an image highlight the mouth record your voice and your image will `talk with your voice once premium starts free version will be limited to 90 seconds can link to or embed tutorials can be found http vimeo.com/11111216 step by step directions for creating a blabber curriculum ties cross curriculum create blabbers for any curriculum story characters tell their `side of the story explorer or president etc tell about their life water drop talks about the water cycle animals give information about their habitat food predators etc note you must have a classroom account to save blabbers also need a microphone or put the headphone jack in the microphone slot and talk into the earpiece description perfect for grades 3-12 choose an image drag and drop words to capture the meaning of the picture tutorials can be found http piclits.com/help.aspx this site is pretty intuitive curriculum ties poetry great images for haiku and other forms of short poetry grammar pay attention to the types of words offered nouns adverbs etc whole group extension choose an image from http www.fotopedia.com and have students brainstorm 10 nouns 10 verbs etc to create their own piclit note no registration is necessary introduce via a whole group piclit assign a picture or give 2-3 options to choose from or students will spend the whole writing time looking at pictures macul 2011 permission freely given to make copies with attribution for school use marilyn western mwestern@edzone.net

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awesome free digital story tools http www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/storymaker http zooburst.com description perfect for grades 1-4 click drag characters add emotions and actions while my storymaker creates sentences for you no account needed tutorials can be found by clicking the story helper at the bottom of the page curriculum ties writing/reading small variety of characters settings and interactions are available best for simple fictional stories based on goals of defeat find love making friends rescue travel and want note you cannot go back and edit a story once you have ended/saved it so if you want a longer story have students storyboard before accessing site saved stories will be deleted after one month you are able to print it description perfect for grades 2-12 create your own 3d pop-up books online which can be shared via link or embedding webcam mode gives augmented reality shows you 3d book tutorial can be found http www.zooburst.com/zb_support.php under can i build my own zooburst book or by clicking show instructions on build your book page curriculum ties writing/reading use uploaded artwork or built-in database of images write a story poem conversation cross curriculum write a report explain a concept etc characters can have chat bubbles for more information about topic note for free version students should be at least 13 to create a personal account need email 10 books allowed per account premium account $50/year for teacher 250 students no email unlimited books classroom management macul 2011 permission freely given to make copies with attribution for school use marilyn western mwestern@edzone.net

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awesome free digital story tools http www.makebeliefscomix.com http goanimate4schools.com description perfect for grades 4-12 online animation tool that allows students to build animated movies with characters music voice embeddable tutorial can be found tutorial available the 1st time you use goanimate curriculum ties cross curriculum practice writing dialogue spelling/grammar important in text-tospeech great for collaboration share research tell a story use as assessment or introduce a new unit note free version for 1 teacher up to 100 students make animations up to 2 minutes long upload own music text-to-voice voice recording takes up to 1 week to get free account schoolplus account $12/account/year for unlimited teachers students unlimited cartoon length group management description perfect for grades 2-8 choose characters and fill in the talk balloons to create a 2,3 or 4 panel comic tutorials can be found click on the demo `bird on the main page for directions curriculum ties cross curriculum tell a story write what you ve learned about a topic discuss problems solutions if 4 panels are not enough add the to be continued panel prompt and write another 4 panel `chapter note you are not able to save and return tomorrow to finish work around storyboard before going to web site when finished print a copy and email to teacher for digital copy macul 2011 permission freely given to make copies with attribution for school use marilyn western mwestern@edzone.net

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awesome free digital story tools http littlebirdtales.com description perfect for grades k-3 story building tool for pictures you draw recording your voice and adding text available in digital format only ­ no print tutorial can be found recording instructions available on the create a tale page very intuitive curriculum ties cross curriculum students can create their own stories using images or drawings use as a whole group story e.g 100th day teachers can also use to intro a unit show field trip pictures or give a series of images that students discuss are these fact or opinion note registration requires email work around set up a classroom account for students to use or use gmail hack http simplebooklet.com/index.php#wpkey=jpaef acgjoqjii8ujhh1lu#page=0 description perfect for grades 3-12 simple booklet allows students to quickly upload drag drop resize and layer almost anything to their booklet page text images web pages video music files create a report brochure or portfolio can link or embed tutorial can be found no tutorials available ­ extremely intuitive curriculum ties cross curriculum present a story research or tutorial easy to use note registration requires email work around set up a classroom account for students macul 2011 permission freely given to make copies with attribution for school use marilyn western mwestern@edzone.net

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awesome free digital story tools http youblisher.com description perfect for grades k-12 publish your stories in a realistic pageturner format share via link or embed tutorial can be found no tutorials available ­ extremely intuitive curriculum ties cross curriculum write a report pdf it upload save the link free note document must be pdf ed for this to work free download cutepdf from http www.cutepdf.com allows you to pdf just about any printable document unfortunately links do not work in youblisher note registration requires email work around set up a classroom account for students http www.lulu.com/product/file-download/digitalstorytelling-tools-for-educators/6257308 free ebook that contains · · · · · 7 in-depth web resources with step-bystep directions for using curriculum suggestions for each resource links to student-created examples a 1-page short list of steps great when planning how long this project will take 2-1/2 pages of additional resources macul 2011 permission freely given to make copies with attribution for school use marilyn western mwestern@edzone.net

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students without email need the gmail hack some great digital story tools require an email to register or use this is often a problem for elementary students however gmail has an interesting work-around called the gmail hack 1 set up a gmail account for your school or class your students can use this email to register with web sites 2 to do this just add a sign and the students first name or classroom number or any other name shortcut that indicates which student is using this after your gmail address youraddress+student1@gmail.com example if my classroom gmail account is fancherlab@gmail.com then adam can use fancherlab+adam@gmail.com and ashley can use fancherlab+ashley@gmail.com this allows adam ashley to log into a web site ­ often the only reason they need access to an email account is to receive the confirming email to complete the registration which you can do as the `owner of the original gmail account students can t use this modified email address to send or receive email to each other if someone uses fancherlab+adam@gmail.com to send a message to adam it will end up in the fancherlab email box where i can moderate note when setting up a school-use gmail account for yourself remember that students and possibly parents will see and use your email name so choose wisely avoid accounts such as wineluvr@gmail.com or sweetiepie@gmail.com http mail.google.com student naming suggestions use first name followed by last initial use initials only use 1st 3 letters of 1st name 1st 3 letters of last name create a pseudonym macul 2011 permission freely given to make copies with attribution for school use marilyn western mwestern@edzone.net

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