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http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/jul/06/margaret-atwood-wattpad-online-writing

Margaret Atwood: why Wattpad works | Books

Wattpad now has a membership of millions.

Playfic - Write and Read Interactive Stories

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/05/playfic-write-and-read-interactive.html#.UVgW_tGI70N In the past I've shared tools and ideas for creating choose your own adventure videos.
TED launched a new online tool on Wednesday that turns any YouTube video into a lesson. The conference series is calling the process "flipping a video," a reference to the idea of "flipping the classroom" that has been popularized by Salman Khan and his YouTube school Khan Academy.

TED's New Site Turns Any YouTube Video Into a Lesson

http://mashable.com/2012/04/25/teds-youtube-video-lesson/
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/10/art-of-storytelling-hear-story-tell.html#.UVatv9F-P0M

The Art of Storytelling - Hear a Story, Tell a Story

The Art of Storytelling is a website hosted by the Delaware Museum of Art. On The Art of Storytelling visitors can listen to stories and read stories based on works of art.
8 Great Sites for Reluctant Writers 1. Storyjumper http://edtechideas.com/2012/02/21/8-sites-for-reluctant-writers/

8 Great Sites for Reluctant Writers

Splash is a free service that you can use to create great-looking event announcements and collect RSVPs.

Splash - Create Event Pages and Collect RSVPs

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/02/splash-create-event-pages-and-collect.html
Words aren't always enough to express your feelings. At least, that's according to the makers of That's So True , a site that allows you to convey your emotions with reaction GIFs . Reaction GIFs are short, multi-image animations of people — often TV or movie celebrities — acting out specific emotions.

New Website Lets You Build Stories Out of Reaction GIFs

http://mashable.com/2012/02/23/build-gif/
The Bio Cube interactive has been changed to a new format: the Cube Creator. Summarizing information is an important postreading and prewriting activity that helps students synthesize what they have learned. The interactive Cube Creator offers four options:

Bio Cube

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/cube-30057.html