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1. Teaching
with
Storybook
Tools
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2. How do we
teach kids
about their
world and the
knowledge that
surrounds
them?

3. “It's like everyone
tells a story about
themselves inside
their own head.
That story makes
you what you are.
We build ourselves
out of that story.”
~ Patrick Rothfuss,
The Name of the
Wind

4. Individual,
group, or
global
story?
Schooltechnology.org Elementary students using the iPad in school.Flickingerbrad, Flickr, CC 2.0

5. Brainstorming, Birth of an Idea by Superlative00, Flickr
Let’s Brainstorm

6. Tip: Use Graphic Organizers

7. Storyboarding
©Kevin Hodgson, Dogtrax.edublogs.org

8. Teach-nology.com/worksheets/graphic

9. Incorporate authentic
materials

10. Decide on a theme, idea, project!

11. You might create stories about….

14. Character
Storybird.com
Texts
•Students choose
from art collections
by artists
•Create the text
•Embeddable

16. Character
Storyjumper.com
Texts
•Students choose from art collections by artists
•Create the text
•Not embeddable

17. Character
Pimpampum.net/bookr
Texts
•Students choose
from Flickr pics
•They can upload
their Flickr pics
•Create the text
•Embeddable

18. Bookr
Pimpampum.net/bookr/index.php?id=38744

19. Character
Panraven.com
Texts
•Students upload
their pictures
•Create the text
•Embeddable

20. Character
MixBook.com Texts
•Students can
upload their pics
•Choose from a
variety of themes,
backgrounds, text,
and stickers
•Embeddable
Mixbook.com/photo-books/all/on-christmas-day-3205006

21. ZooBurst.com

22. Character
ZooBurst.com
Texts
•Students can upload their pics or choose from a variety of
characters & backgrounds
•Can narrate with text
•Embeddable
•Interact with a book using Augmented Reality
•Free iPad app with QR Code Scans

23. UTellStory.com
•Create a digital
story with photos,
video, voice, music
& words
•Embeddable

24. LittleBirdTales.Com

25. Character
LittleBirdTales.Com Texts
•Students can upload
their pics or choose
from a variety of
characters &
backgrounds or draw
on the pages
•Can narrate with text
& audio
•Embeddable
•Paid app
http://mail.littlebirdtales.com/tales/view/story_id/95599/

26. BoomWriter.com
•students
collaboratively
create a book
then vote on
which chapters
should be
included in the
finished product

27. Cool
Storybook
Creation
Apps
Schooltechnology.org Elementary students using the iPad in school.Flickingerbrad, Flickr, CC 2.0

28. StoryKit

29. StoryKit

30. Character
Storypanda.com/storypanda-app
Texts
•Students get in pairs
•They chose character
they want to be
•They text to each other
a conversation they
imagine the 2 characters
would have now
•Take screen shots, post
on blog & discuss
•Features books with tap, swipe, drag to change characters,
backgrounds, etc. Kids can place themselves into the story or
create their own stories.

31. Character
StoryBots App
Texts
•Students star in a book
with audio, animations,
and more!

32. Character
Bunsella Bedtime App
Texts
•Adults narrate a story
for a child, add their
photo, then compile their
voice-over to the images
to create a movie.
•Email or post on
Facebook or Youtube
•Child respond with a
video narration

33. Flying Books Character App
Kids Store
Texts
•Listen to an expert
narrator or read on
your own
•Record a story
•Create your own
personalized e-
book

34. Have them read to others
Schooltechnology.org Elementary students using the iPad in school.Flickingerbrad, Flickr, CC 2.0

36. Recommended Tools

37. EnglishStoryTime.pbworks.com

38. Get them to sign
an Acceptable
Use Policy (AUP)

40. http://pear.ly/bx2tb

41. Bit.ly/ELTLINKs
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