Blogs. There are so many apps available now for digital story creation. Where do you start? In this post we will share with you three techniques you can use to create stories that develop student creativity, story telling abilities and ICT skills. Option 1 - Create a story using Project Storytime This is the simplest of all 3 options. Using the Project Storytime app you can create simple stories that focus students on creating stories from the imagery provided. To get started all a student needs to do is: Spend some time discovering and playing with the* Plan their story through storyboarding or draft writingChoose a backgroundChoose some objectsAdd text for your story Once done you can save the story to the device and share with friends or family to read.
Option 2 - Use Kids Story Builder and Fresh Paint to create a digital story Kids Story Builder app is free and fantastic. Students can even upload prerecorded audio files and music to their images. So, what's stopping you?
TeachingSagittarian. Broadcast Yourself. Classroom Blogs. Blogs wikis. E is for Explore: discovery, science, math, art, literacy, social studies and more! Happy New Year!! I have to say, I wasn’t heart broken to see 2012 go and welcome a year of new beginnings. 2012 felt…hard. And uninspired. I think that is what happens when you see a dream realized and then comes the part where you are in the middle of it, making it work and doing the HARD work. 2012 wasn’t a year I felt particularly creative. I miss that, it is part of my essence. I’ve been so incredibly busy, just working to keep everything going, that I had nothing left over. I’m hoping that 2013 is a different story. What it is: I discovered a new blog that I am absolutely loving! How to integrate E is for Explore into the classroom: E is for Explore is a great tool for unit, center, and inquiry planning.
As I plan out inquiry units and gather resources, I am always on the lookout for activities that will encourage students to explore and spark new curiosities. Tips: My hope is that iLearn Technology does for you what E if for Explore did for me. Technology Timesavers for Teachers - myTeachersLounge. Teachers today are fortunate to have access to technological tools that make our jobs easier and minimize the paperwork involved in educating our students. I didn’t grow up with computers like today’s students did, but I’m very much on board with becoming more tech savvy and, yes, even accepting help from my students when I have technical difficulties.
About a year ago I bought myself an iPad after saving for it for months. It was going to help me organize my life, both at home and at school, and guess what? It did. I love my iPad and I can’t see myself living without it. Today I want to share with you some of my favorite apps and websites that I use in the classroom. The first tool I use is DropBox and you don’t have to have an iPad to use it. DropBox is a way to store your documents “in the cloud” so that you have access to them wherever you are. I cannot tell you how liberating it was for me to kick my jump drive to the curb. That makes this control freak happy, let me tell you. Oneextradegree.blogspot.com / Pinterest.
7 Habits of Highly Effective Ed-Tech Leaders [#Infographic] Few business books will match the critical success of self-help guru Dr. Stephen Covey’s influential 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Former President Bill Clinton was reportedly so enamored with the book that he invited Covey to Camp David to brainstorm how the author’s seven habits could be applied to his presidency. The book has gone on to sell more than 25 million copies. Covey died in 2012. But the ideas put forth in his book endure. I recently came across this latest incarnation, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers Who Use Technology,” on the ed-tech blog Always Prepped. The post examines Covey’s original seven habits through the lens of today’s tech-savvy educator. For the full list, check out this link, or see the infographic below.