Tools

//Students can create their own stories using a variety of low-tech (or high tech) options.////Post your favorite tools for engaging students in literacy development activities here.//

Low-Tech Options

 * Big book


 * [|E-book]


 * Flannel Panel Stories


 * [|Pop-up book] (see also //[|How to Make a Pop-up Photograph]// and //[|Simple Pop-ups You Can Make by Robert Sabuda])//


 * [|Shadow puppet book/video]


 * [|Read along book]


 * [|Smoosh book]

Higher Tech Options

 * **[|Animoto]** - Upload images and the software will analyze them, suggest music, and remix them to create an interesting video collage that you can share with others user:chericem1


 * **[|BubblePLY]** - Allows you to add speech and thought bubbles to any online video. Great for drawing students' attention to specific features of a video clip, for encouraging them to use their language skills to comment on the content of the video by having them insert them user:chericem1


 * **[|Comeeko]** - Allows you to drag and drop photos and text to tell stories in a comic book format user:chericem1


 * **[|Dandelife]** - Allows you to mashup blogs, photos, videos . . . produces a really interesting chronological, visual timeline of your posts user:chericem1


 * **[|Jumpcut]** - Allows free, online video editing user:chericem1


 * **[|Kerpoof story making]** - Create your own stories user:chericem1


 * **[|MakeBeliefsComix]** - Allows students or teachers to use comics and different characters with different emotional body language...You can create stories and apply text and thought bubbles. It goes up to 4 frames, but to do more than one, you can simply create 2 individual sets. It allows you to print and email them after!! But be sure you do! The site does not store them once you've closed the browser! user:cartierm


 * **[|Mojiti]** - Similar to Bubbleply, but appears to be much more sophisticated . . . allowing you to add images and animations in conjunction with pop-up bubbles to video content user:chericem1


 * **[|OurStory]** - FANTASTIC - upload text, photos, and videos into a simple interface to produce a chronologically sequenced timeline. Can collaborate with others, customize, and share. Choose a type of album, answer questions, it generates for you user:chericem1


 * **[|Slidestory]** - Allows you to overlay audio narration onto a slideshow user:chericem1


 * **[|Toufee - Create Flash Movies with the #1 Flash Movie Maker!]** - Upload video, add flash animations and effects . . .similar to Bubbleply user:chericem1


 * **[|Viddler]** - Allows you to upload up to 500 MB of video directly from the camera to the website, insert timed comments, tags, and share with others user:chericem1


 * **[|VoiceThread]** - Easy way to connect photos and voices--particularly useful for emphasizing language without ignoring visual (in FL classes, for example). Would also be great for capturing family history user:chericem1