This presentation introduces several web tools that can support literacy in the classroom, including Big Huge Labs for creating magazines and posters, Storybird for creating visual stories, and Narrable for creating narrated stories using images. The presentation provides the URLs for each tool and describes how teachers can use the tools in the classroom, such as having students make their own children's books using Picture Book Maker. Teachers are then invited to try different literacy activities using the tools.

1. Whale of
Web Tools to
Support Literacy
Presented by:
Diana Benner

2. This Presentation
http://goo.gl/IpZQoY

3. About Me
Director of Professional Development
Texas Computer Education Association
diana.benner@gmail.com
@diben
DIANA BENNER
http://dbenner.org

4. In the next 50 min . . .
What are some web tools that support
literacy?
How can I use these tools in the
classroom?

5. Writing Activity
Click on the link below to download the writing activity.
Go to File, Make a Copy.
http://goo.gl/xXyS7n

6. Read Aloud
Spot the Plot: A Riddle Book of Book Riddles - http://goo.gl/t6qUdp

7. Web Tools

8. Let’s Free Willy...
Think about . . .

9. Big Huge Labs
• Create magazine covers, movie posters, jigsaw puzzles and more
• Sign up for a free Educator account
• Pre-register your students so they can sign in without requiring an email
address
• Students can send you their work with
a single click
• View and download content created
by your students
• Use the site advertising-free
http://bighugelabs.com/

10. Storybird
• Lets anyone make visual stories in seconds
• Curate artwork from illustrators and animators around the world and
inspire writers of any age to turn those images
into fresh stories
• Sign up for free
http://storybird.com/

11. PinkyDinkyDoo
• Create video story podcasts
• Download audio podcasts
• Offers podcasting tips
http://goo.gl/clWabx

12. Picture Book Maker
Create your very own children’s book
http://goo.gl/draLL

13. Narrable
• Narrable uses storytelling through images and narrations to
engage students and to draw out important higher order
thinking skills.
• Requires you to create a
teacher account
https://narrable.com/

14. Resources for Struggling Readers
https://goo.gl/DwWgtL
By Christy Fennewald

15. More . . .
• Animoto - http://animoto.com/
• Create great videos with animoto
• Voicethread - http://voicethread.com/
• An interactive collaboration and sharing tool that enables users to add
images, documents, and videos
• Piktochart – http://piktochart.com/
• Make your own infographic
• ReadWriteThink - http://www.readwritethink.org/
• Lot’s of teacher resources

16. And even more . . .
• Online Reader QR Code Center - https://goo.gl/TRP3qy
• Literacy Center Education Network - http://www.literacycenter.net/
• Text Project - http://textproject.org/
• FreeRice: Have your students play this vocabulary game, and they’ll learn
while donating food to people in need.
• 50 Online Early Readers (with audio) - http://goo.gl/dmxY2y

17. It’s Your Turn

18. Literacy Tools Tic-Tac-Toe
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