Wikis for Everyone - Wikispaces Toondoo: 很棒的漫畫製作, 可以中文, 畫質優美 Odyssey.js - A New Way to Create Mapped Stories Odyssey.js is a new open source map creation tool from CartoDB. Through Odyssey.js you can create mapped stories in three formats; slide, scroll, and torque. In all three formats viewers will see a location on a map along with the text and pictures of your story. The slide and scroll formats are fairly straight-forward, you click through slides or scroll through a story. Odyssey.js does not require you to know how to code, but it might feel that way the first time that you open it. Applications for Education Odyssey.js could be a good tool for students to use to create stories about historical events and current events that involve multiple locations. Odyssey.js does not require you to create an account in order to create a mapped story. H/T to Google Maps Mania and The Next Web.
Croak.it! So amazing I can't imagine life without it! Yay! I love you, Croak.it! You’re amazing! I heard about Croak.it a few months ago on #1stchat (a weekly conversation about 1st grade on Twitter every Sunday at 7:00 CST). I believe the amazing Karen Lireman tipped me off to it and since then, life hasn’t been the same. Croak.it is a free website that allows the user to record 30 second audio clips. So what does this mean for education? In my class, I’ve loaded each iPad with the Croak.it app. Once they stop the recording they’re directed to the sharing screen… …and then email the link to me or copy it to embed in another location. Because each Croak.it recording has a personalized web address, it eliminates a lot of the “middleman” work I use to have to do as the teacher finding a home for students’ audio recordings. This has dramatically enhanced our use of QR codes in the classroom. This is tremendously helpful for differentiating instruction. We’re also using them to create book talks.
WriteComics.com - 可中文漫畫 A List of the Best Free Digital Storytelling Tools for Teachers | Global Digital Citizen Foundation via Educatorstechnology.com Digital storytelling, the practice of combining narrative with digital content, is gaining more ground in the educational field. Many schools and educational centres all around the globe are including learning method in their curriculums and the results are really promising: more of students’ engagement and a bigger degree of motivation. Telling a story is a powerful way to communicate with others. Here some of the pluses of digital storytelling in education : It develops creativity and critical thinking Students who are shy or afraid to talk in class get a chance to speak out their minds It empowers students voice to deliver rich, deep message that is capable of conveying a powerful message. There are actually several tools to create a digital story online but for educational purposes I have meticulously selected some of the best ones available online and for free. Here is the list of some of the best free digital storytelling tools for teachers1- ZimmerTwins
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Story Starters: Creative Writing Prompts for Kids If you’re looking to inspire your students’ writing and creativity, turn to these fun and exciting writing prompts. Perfect for overcoming writer’s block or even starting a brand-new short story in a different narrative, creative writing prompts can help students begin a new piece with confidence. Plus, these story starters can also encourage students to explore different genres while honing their writing skills. Reading a book in a genre, then having students use a story starter in that same genre. Take inspiration from classics like Treasure Island and newer popular series like The Bad Guys to explore how to write thrilling adventure stories. You’re part of a pirate crew in search of a long-lost storied treasure trove. Get students excited about adventure stories with these great books: If you’re looking to inspire your students’ writing and creativity, turn to these fun and exciting writing prompts. You’re part of a pirate crew in search of a long-lost storied treasure trove.
Toontastic.... {best classroom app I've seen in a long time} Have you heard of Toontastic for the iPad? Have you used it in your classroom on? Check out this intro video!!! What a fun and engaging way to teach story elements while using technology {and it's FREE in the app store!} From their website: Toontastic inspires the artist and writer in every child while teaching key storytelling principles that help to promote Creativity at a young age. Toontastic’s drawing tools bring kids’ wildest ideas to life alongside virtual playsets chock full of pirates, princesses, far away galaxies, and many other characters and settings to spark the imagination. I just heard about it a few weeks back during story time with our librarian. I think anytime you can find a tool that the kids are THIS excited about... it's a keeper! Need a planning sheet for your kiddos? Hope you all had a great Thursday... be back tomorrow with my Five for Friday post.
Get to Know Your New Students Through Comics As every teacher knows, it can take a while for new students to open up to each other and to you. One way to get them to share stories about themselves is to have them put it into a fun comic story. Through creating comic stories you can have students share favorite stories from their summer vacations. In the process students learn how to use a new tool, practice developing storylines, and they let you in on a little bit of who they are as people. Here are a few web-based tools that your students can use to create comic stories to share with you. Comic Master is a free tool designed for students to use to create comics in the "graphic novel style" that is popular with a lot of kids in the ten to fourteen years old age range. Storyboard That provides templates in which you can create your stories in a comic strip style. Make Beliefs is a free comic strip creation tool that provides students with a variety of templates, characters, and prompts for building their own comic strips.