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- Draw your own fonts. Story Starters: Creative Writing Prompts for Kids. ePub Bud - Publish, Convert, Store, and Download free children's ebooks online for the iPad and nook color! Grmr.me. Writing Fun - helping kids with how to write using text organizers - an interactive writing resource. The Newspaper Clipping Image Generator - Create your own fun newspaper. Storybird - Artful storytelling. Free Digital Storytelling Tools online.

Story maker. Storyteller. The Art Of Storytelling » Home. EDU product information. Why Visuals Matter In Storytelling. ePub Bud - Publish, Convert, Store, and Download free children's ebooks online for the iPad and nook color! BookletCreator - create a booklet from a PDF document. PDF to Flash page flip - flipping book software. Glogster. To help us grow our information network, and keep collecting the best content and new ideas for educators, please LIKE US, share on Facebook, Tweet us, and scroll to the end of this post to sign up for alerts; we’ll let you know when new content becomes available.

Glogster

Glogster EDU is a fantastic tool whose versatility is limited only by one’s imagination. It is one of the most underutilized Web 2.0 tools out there! This blog is dedicated to sharing and celebrating innovations in the classroom using this remarkable tool. 1. Ice Breakers or Getting to Know You Starting off the school year in the same old ways? At the start of this school year, I asked my parents and 2nd grade students to take photos of things they loved that filled them with joy and made them feel special. 2.

Every week our campus celebrates one student from each classroom who demonstrates exemplary conduct and leadership. 3. Tired of boring paper newsletter? 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. This is a two-fold benefit! 14. Presentation Magazine - Help, advice and 12,144 free PowerPoint templates and backgrounds. Small Business Web Design – Web.com. Oh life letter to self. ZooBurst. ZooBurst is a digital storytelling tool that lets anyone easily create his or her own 3D pop-up books.

ZooBurst

Using ZooBurst, storytellers of any age can create their own rich worlds in which their stories can come to life. ZooBurst books “live” online and can be experienced on your desktop or laptop computer, or on your iPad via the free ZooBurst mobile app. Authors can arrange characters and props within a 3D world that can be customized using uploaded artwork or items found in a built-in database of over 10,000 free images and materials. ZooBurst authors can share books with readers using a simple hyperlink, and books can easily be embedded in any website or blog, allowing authors to provide their own contextual framework to their stories.

Authors can also maintain a moderated discussion forum for each book, providing a virtual space in which readers can interact with one another. iPad users can also experience ZooBurst books using our free mobile app (available on the iTunes app store). Geo greeting. Textivate. TEXTANIM - animated text generator. World's Best Way to Make & Share Comics. Toonlet: webcomic blogging in minutes. Wideo - Make animated online videos free. Movie-making for everyone. Help your child's learning with free tips and eBooks. Bringing Back the Pen Pal: 9 Creative Ways to Send Snail Mail.

First duct tape envelopes and now professing our love for snail mail – it seems we've officially gone postal!

Bringing Back the Pen Pal: 9 Creative Ways to Send Snail Mail

While we love using technology to keep in touch with friends and family, there's still something incredibly special about sending or receiving an actual piece of mail. At this point, almost all of the "real mail" 2.0ers tend to send and receive is related to weddings, but we think it's time to bring the pen pal back for more than just nuptial events. Here are 9 creative ways to send snail mail to the important folks in your life, from a pie you can mail to our adorable pop-ups and two modern takes on the classic message in a bottle.

(Mail pro tip: Buy stamps on USPS.com to avoid post office woes – we're partial to this summer's Celebrate Scouting set.)