9 Creative Storytelling Tools That Will Make You Wish You Were A Student Again -- THE Journal Learning Apps & Tools | Feature 9 Creative Storytelling Tools That Will Make You Wish You Were A Student Again By Kim Fortson10/22/12 For many students, writing a novel summary is not exactly a glamorous assignment. But writing a novel summary using a timeline-based storytelling platform with embedded original content, hyperlinks, videos, and pictures might just make developing re-cap of A Christmas Carol interesting, argues Lake Geneva Middle School language arts teacher Rob Granger. In lieu of standard re-caps, Granger asks his students to create Meographs, four-dimensional narratives that contextualize stories using maps to provide time and place references to original content. T.H.E. According to Bellow, students can share these stories with, at the very least, their peers, but also with friends and family and on social networks, “So there’s a real audience out there who can find their stories as well.” 1. 2. 3.
The Best Interactive Web Tools for Educators Most of us are working at full capacity, and keeping up with technology can feel like one more chore on the to-do list. Still, learning your way around a few of the best Web tools is worth your time. Innovative teachers are frequently using intuitive programs and websites that are easy to learn. These web tool can save you a lot of daily hassles that you might not even realize you have been tolerating. Whether you want to move the class newsletter online or try out a flipped classroom, we’re sharing the best sites to do it. Sharing and Collaborating The Internet was invented to foster communication. Google Docs First of all, you never have to hit “save” in Google Docs. Google Forms Whether you want to send a quiz to your students or organize a field trip, Google forms can help you distribute and gather information. WordPress Create a class website or blog on this free, easy-to-use site. EduBlogs Set up blogs here for yourself or your students, and you can control the safety settings. EdX
33 Great Apps for Storytelling and Creativity 2013 Update… Here are the main apps I suggest for storytelling. Some of them are actual bookmaking apps, some are apps for creating stories in various ways and others are apps I would use to help kids plan out a story. Educreations FREE- (example HERE and HERE) There is also a web version of this tool StoryBuddy 2 $4.99- (example HERE and HERE) Explain Everything $2.99- (example HERE and HERE and HERE) Toontastic FREE*- (example HERE and HERE) Feltboard $2.99- (examples HERE and HERE and HERE) Skitch FREE- for labeling (example HERE and HERE) There is also a web version of this tool Popplet $4.99- (example HERE and HERE) There is a “lite” version of the app and is also web based Tellagami- FREE- Much like Voki but in app form. Write About This $3.99- creates prompts for kids and reads the prompt to them Haiku Deck FREE- easy way to create a presentation (example HERE) Doodlecast Pro $3.99 (example HERE) FYI: Everything this app offers Explain Everything can also cover Puppet Pals My Story ThingLink
Assistive Technology: Resource Roundup Getting Started Whether low-tech, high-tech, or somewhere in between, assistive technology and related services play an important role in reducing barriers to learning for students with a variety of special needs and challenges. Parents and educators can work together to examine the role technology can play in helping young people build independence. For Educators Vanderbilt University's IRIS STAR Legacy Modules are web-based learning modules that provide information about working with students with disabilities; Assistive Technology: An Overview is a great walkthrough of assistive-technology basics for classroom teachers. For Parents Assistive Technology Basics from Understood.org includes a variety of resources for parents, including examples of the types of tools that are available, information on universal design for learning, and tips on how to work with schools. Back to Top Finding Assistive Technology TechMatrix, funded through a grant by the U.S. Tips and Tools Need-Specific Resources
Beautiful web-based timeline software 5 Tips to Help Teachers Who Struggle with Technology "I'm not very tech savvy" is the response I usually hear from teachers that struggle with technology. Whether it's attaching a document to an email or creating a PowerPoint, some teachers really have a difficult time navigating the digital world. As schools around the globe begin to embed the use of technology in their learning environments, these teachers can be left feeling frustrated and marginalized by the new tools they are required to use but do not understand. The school where I teach is currently within its post-BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) implementation age. If you plan on introducing a new technology or are embarking on the mighty task of becoming a wireless BYOD school, here are five tips to help your teachers still struggling with technology. 1. Integrating technology can be very stressful for educators that aren't familiar with it. 2. One big mistake when introducing technology is either too much or too little professional development. 3. 4. 5.
Una potente plataforma para contar historias gráficas Un regalo para los reporteros gráficos y periodistas de viajes. La plataforma Maptia se actualizó para ofrecer funciones simplificadas como un panel de publicación de contenidos sobre diversas aventuras con texto e imágenes. El proyecto se centra en las historias georeferenciadas, es decir, destacando la localización del colaborador. La página principal presenta una colección de piezas de alta calidad para los viajeros más frecuentes como para que te inspires en tu propio diario. Puedes navegar a través de distintos territorios con etiquetas y conocer los motivos que impulsan a a los gráficos a compartir material de cada ruta. La organización dice que pronto añadirá más herramientas de edición y que se incluirá la capacidad de separar cada historia en capítulos. El registro es rápido y el editor aparece en blanco para que puedas incluir lo que quieras: Este sitio puede ser un buen pretexto para hacer más atractivas tus experiencias. Revisa el sitio desde aquí.
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. 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. "Slide lets you use photos and other digital content to publish and discover the people and things that matter to you." 6. 8. Creates horizontal slide shows from flickr sets ) no text or audio.
SuperLame! Comic Word Balloons, Speech Bubbles, and Thought Balloons, etc. Nueve herramientas de narración digital con las que desearás volver a ser alumno. Esta es, más o menos, la traducción del artículo original en inglés que hoy comparto en este espacio: 9 Creative Storytelling Tools that you will make you wish you were a student again, procedente de The Journal. Algunas herramientas ya las conocía, seguro que vosotros muchas más que yo, e incluso ya las habíamos reseñado en este blog, pero otras aún no las he utilizado en el aula, y no sé si realmente conseguirán que desee volver "al otro lado", pero desde luego, como docente, sí que me van a animar a seguir en el que estoy: el aula de idiomas. Popplet My StoryMaker StoryLines for Schools Zooburst Sock Puppets Meograph Xtranormal MentorMob Storybird