Category Archives: Digital Storytelling
DoGo News
Oh yeah! All the news that’s fit to be read by children! The editors of this site include children and adults. One of the editors is a 14-year-old whose claim to fame is his great duct tape ties! This would … Continue reading
Filed under Classroom Practice, Cool Tools, Digital Storytelling, photos, Resources, Web 2.0, Writing
Voicethread
A demonstration of Voicethread is here. An example of Voicethread to discuss digital storytelling. Finally, here’s an example from some French children about some English limericks they have created. There are plenty of examples all over the internet using this … Continue reading
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Tag Galaxy to Search Flickr
Need a fabulous way to collect pictures for a presentation? Want to get your students revved up about a new topic? Try Tag Galaxy You put in a tag and photos start building to a giant planet. If your tag … Continue reading
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Animoto
Another tool for making simple videos, long or short. This is a link to one I made in honor of my first car, a ’73 Fiat. It was pea green and not much to look at. When you hit a … Continue reading
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Makin’ Movies with Kids
Beth Newingham has terrific examples of using video with her students. They have created a variety of movies putting their writing and organizational skills into practice while expressing their creativity. What an inspiration! She offers help and advice to get … Continue reading
Teachers’ Domain
Teachers’ Domain provides free resources from PBS. There are podcasts, videos, and lessons all sorted by grade level and topic.
Filed under Classroom Practice, Cool Tools, Digital Storytelling, Making Movies, photos, Podcasts, Web 2.0
Flickrstorm and Digital Storytelling
In preparation for a discussion of digital storytelling, I’ve put together a little video using One True Media and Flickrstorm. Flickrstorm is new to me, but I’m thrilled to find it. How simple and easy to find, collect and download … Continue reading
Filed under Digital Storytelling, photos, Web 2.0
