This document provides an overview of digital tools that can be used to inspire, plan, write, and share stories. It discusses image, video, and writing platforms that engage students in the writing process. The document emphasizes using technology to motivate students to write more while choosing tools that fit their needs. It concludes that the creativity comes from students, not the tools, and encourages using a variety of platforms to widely share student work.

1. Everyone Has a Story to Write
Gail Lovely
GailLovely@SuddenlyItClicks.com

2. Introductions
Have a Story?

3. SO, Take out your phone.
(really, take out your phone…)

5. A story should be remembered for its soul,
not the bells and whistles.
Bernajean Porter

6. Our Agenda for Today
Introduction
A little bit about our time together
Digital Tools and Resources
For Inspiration, Planning and Writing
Platforms and Tools
Alternative formats, forums and MORE Tools
Keep in Touch
Gail Lovely – GailLovely@SuddenlyitClicks.com
Application and Next Steps
So What? Now What?

7. Tools
Inspiration

8. Image Resource Site
Wide ranging topics
Not licensed for Reuse
Caution needed
National Geo Photos
http://photography.nationalgeogr
aphic.com/photography/photo-
of-the-day/?

9. Image Resource Site
Citations Included
Creative Commons Licensed
(mostly “safe”)
Photos For Class
http://www.photosforclass.com/

10. Story Starter
Uses Flickr Pictures
Choose 5 from those “served”
Create a story with the images
Five Card Flickr
http://5card.cogdogblog.com/play
.php

11. Story tool – picture driven
Illustrations
Text
Storybird
www.storybird.com

12. Video-rich Children’s
Literature Site
Authors
Illustrators
Book Trailers
“Field Trips”
Kid Lit TV
http://kidlit.tv/

13. Collection of “Wonders”
Inquiry
Models of Writing
Wonderopolis
http://wonderopolis.org/

14. Sites or Apps or other
sources for:
News of the Day
History today
Dailies…
http://theconnectedclassroom.wiki
spaces.com/News

15. “Challenge” Generator
Prompts for Writing
Allows for Some Student Choice
Has time prompts
Writing Challenge
And Writing
Challenge for Kids
iOS Apps

16. Story Starters for HS
Editable
Try it online or buy app
editable
The Brainstormer
http://andrewbosley.weebly.com/
the-brainstormer.html
iOS App - $$

17. Tools
Formats

18. Online Shareable Tools
Word Processing (Docs)
Spreadsheets (Sheets)
Presentations (Slides)
Forms
Collaborative!
Google Docs
http://docs.google.com
iOS, Android Apps - free

19. Branching Story Builder
Text
Inklewriter
http://writer.inklestudios.com/
http://writer.inklestudios.com/sto
ries/vdg9
Or

20. Unique “Story” Platform
Text
Images
Fakebook
http://www.classtools.net/FB/ho
me-page
http://www.classtools.net/FB/1713-CCCJ4B

21. Story tool – picture driven
Images
Text
Background Music
Photo Peach
www.photopeach.com
http://photopeach.com/albu
m/js60sr?ref=more

22. Simple “music driven” Video tool
Images
Video
Limited Text
Music
Animoto
www.animoto.com
Free education accounts:
https://animoto.com/education/cl
assroom
iOS and Android Apps -
free

23. Simple multimedia story tool
Images
Drawings
Text
Audio
Little Bird Tales
www.littlebirdtales.com
iOS App - free

24. eBook Creator
Easy to Use
Images
Video
Sound
Text
Drawing
Publishing
Book Creator App
iOS, Android Apps
Try also iBook Author…

25. Powerful App with Many Uses
Whiteboard
Annotations
Live web pages
Illustrations
Images
Sound
And more
Explain Everything
iOS, Android, Chrome
Apps
Planets lesson by Student
The Plane by a Student
How to Draw a Turkey
Book Review
Procedural Video

26. Tools
Planning and Organization

27. Digital Capture of Notes
Image
Organization
Post-Its
Post-it Plus
Paper and iOS App

28. Sticky Note Like Tool
Text
Images
Links
Padlet
www.padlet.com
iOS App
http://padlet.com/glovely/writing

29. Mind mapping Tool
Text
Bubbl.us
www.bubbl.us
iOS App - free

30. Mind mapping Tool
Text
Images
Links
Popplet
www.popplet.com
iOS App - $$

31. Story boarding… planning…
Paper Storyboards (GASP!)
http://www.printablepaper.net/categ
ory/storyboard
Google Docs Templates
https://drive.google.com/templates?
q=Storyboard&ddrp=1#
Apps or Software which allows
drawing, text, audio or some
combination of these.

32. Tools
Audience

33. If a student writes
without an
audience does she
have a voice?
A purpose?

34. What Audiences do YOUR Students have?

35. Some Audiences and Tools I thought you might Know/Use:
• Blogs
• Websites
• eBooks
• Video (YouTube?)
• Twitter
• Padlet

36. Tools
A few odds and ends

37. Vocabulary Visualizer
Visu Words
http://visuwords.com/

38. Writing “Readability”
Feedback
Hemingway
http://www.hemingwayapp.com/

39. 39
Limitless Possibilities
Encourage writing
I think we KNOW – the more students write the
better they write.
The more they are motivated to write, the more they
will write.
Make Good Choices
Choose what fits for your students, keep it fresh and
changing... Keep them writing and share far and
wide!

40. The magic is in the
child, not the tech.
Gail Lovely
GailLovely@SuddenlyItClicks.com

41. Credits/Links
Videos:
Little Bird Tales Explorers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8eH4FBU82Q
Apple Smoothie - https://www.littlebirdtales.com/tales/view/story_id/488176
Explain Everything Planets - https://goo.gl/hJ5EGn
The Plane - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNXgwHy7qno
How to Draw a Turkey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5x8zklceGc
Book Review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHqYlsCSsH4
Procedural - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye2Fcpf_0oI
GAIL LOVELY – GAILLOVELY@SUDDENLYITCLICKS.COM