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CogDogRoo - StoryTools 50 Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story (return) Note! 50+ Ways is no longer being updated here but over at the new site for 50+ Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story-- It has more organizational features and includes ways for you to add content to the site once you join the new wiki. Below you will find 50+ web tools you can use to create your own web-based story. Again, the mission is not to review or try every single one (that would be madness, I know), but pick one that sounds interesting and see if you can produce something. Slideshow Tools Generates content that allows linear playback of a series of images, some with ability to add audio. 2. Upload images from computer or flickr or upload PowerPoint files. 3. "...effortlessly combine photos and video clips with words and music to personalize your story. 4. "RockYou! 5. 6. 8. 9. pictobrowser 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Timeline Tools 17. 18. xtimeline

Starfall's Learn to Read with phonics RIF KIDS Road to Reading PowerPoint Word Wall Vocabulary Presentations The presentations listed above are zipped files. You must have WinZip installed on your computer in order to open these presentations. To download a free copy of WinZip go to and follow the directions. Words and Technology The goal of working with words is to provide children opportunities spelling and reading words through activities that build phonemic awareness and application of phonetic skills. Since the manipulation of letters is so important in the Words Block, technology can provide the teacher the materials and resources that can be downloaded to their classroom computer. Multimedia vocabulary cards can be created through PowerPoint or Hyperstudio.The teacher could record a sound file by reading the word and a sentence with the word that is then inserted in the appropriate slide. Web Resources for the Word Block: ·PuzzleMaker,

Story Starters Ready to get students excited about writing? Story Starters is a fun, interactive tool that generates writing prompts, which include direction on character, plot, and setting. Your students will love watching the Story Starters' wheels spin. If they want to modify the prompt, they can simply pull the handle on the Story Starters Scrambler to change any piece of it! First, students choose one of four themes: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-fi, or Scrambler. Get started. Learning Objectives While participating in Story Starters, students will: Discuss and identify what makes a story compelling. Kindergarten Literacy Activities Story Cove - A Safe Place to Read

Reading Fluency Activities Words to the Wise: Aesop's Fables Interactive Book | Read.gov The Aesop for Children interactive book is designed to be enjoyed by readers of any age. The book contains over 140 classic fables, accompanied by beautiful illustrations and interactive animations. "Aesop's Fables"—also called "the Aesopica"—are a collection of stories designed to teach moral lessons credited to Aesop, a Greek slave and story-teller thought to have lived between 620 and 560 BCE. Aesop's fables are some of the most well known in the world and have been translated in multiple languages and become popular in dozens of cultures through the course of five centuries. The fables remain a popular choice for moral education of children today. This interactive book is presented by the Library of Congress, adapted from the book "The Aesop for Children: with Pictures by Milo Winter," published by Rand, McNally & Co in 1919.

Reading Fluency Activities The reading fluency activities on this page are essential for children with dyslexia and struggling readers. These activities can be taught in the classroom (small and large group setting) and can also be implemented at home! Keep checking this page for more free printable reading fluency activities and other ways to increase reading fluency! Reading Self-Check Poster By enlarging this template you can help students learn and remember important self-check strategies when reading. Words Per Minute Partner Read Increase a child's reading fluency at the word level while they take turns "reading" and being the "listener". Fluency With Punctuation Print and cut apart the strips to help children practice punctuation fluency by using letters of the alphabet. Repeated Reading Homework Log Use this parent friendly homework log to help your students practice reading fluency using the repeated reading method at home. Prefixes and Suffixes Buddy Reading Reader's Theater Poetry Anthologies Read the Room Oh!