Other Stuff







Bit.ly – Shorten long web addresses, good for twitter users (Free)
Build your Wild Self – Create human / animal hybrids. Good for descriptions. (free)
Creative Commons Search – Find media and resources which you are legally free to use and share (free)
Edjudo– Supporting web 2.0 tools, teaching, learning and technology in high school
Museum Box – Tools to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box (free)
My Award Maker – Create your own awards to hand out to your students (free)
Storybird – Short art inspired, visual stories you can make, share, read and print (free)
TagGalaxy – A simple, yet amazing web application that searches Flickr tags and displays the results in a creative way. Good for starting a topic and brainstorming on an electronic whiteboard (free)
Youconvertit – Converts most file formats to any other file format including videos, documents, audio and images. (free up to 100MB file, pay for extra features)
Yudu – A digital publishing library allowing anyone to share content with a wide audience
Zamzar – Online file conversions sent to your email (limited free account)


http://www.zooburst.com ZooBurst is a digital storytelling tool that lets anyone easily create his or her own 3D pop-up books. Using ZooBurst, storytellers of any age can create their own rich worlds in which their stories can come to life.


 























http://teachweb2.wikispaces.com/Storyjumper  
Ideas for the Classroom
  • excellent way to make "Social Stories" for ASD children- quick and easy. In fact, high functioning students with Autism may love to create their own social story.
  • use as formative assessment
  • use for behaviour modification (reward to go on computer and create story)
  • use to promote writing and reading skills
  • small group work

Wonderville.com is the flagship product from Learning Core. It offers an easy way for classrooms to connect, collaborate, share media, and access “Smart Galleries” full of enrichment content for kids.

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