Digital Storytelling for Beginners - Classroom 2.02024-03-29T15:05:13Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/digital-storytelling-for-1?feed=yes&xn_auth=noI m so excited! I think these…tag:www.classroom20.com,2013-07-20:649749:Comment:9466422013-07-20T02:32:19.449ZMartina Davishttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MartinaDavis
<p>I m so excited! I think these websites will really motivate my 2nd graders to write more quality work. Thank you!</p>
<p>I m so excited! I think these websites will really motivate my 2nd graders to write more quality work. Thank you!</p> Kimberly,
Have you had your s…tag:www.classroom20.com,2013-03-06:649749:Comment:9168952013-03-06T19:40:43.025ZKaty Scotthttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KatyScott
<p>Kimberly,</p>
<p>Have you had your students use Educreations at all? It's a free screencasting tool (it can be used at <a href="http://www.educreations.com/" target="_blank">http://www.educreations.com</a>, or via a free iPad app), and it's GREAT for ESL kids. They can explain their thinking, define new vocabulary words, and tell stories. I like to have students all create a screencast on the same simple topic (i.e., describe the body parts of a fish). Then, they share their screencast with…</p>
<p>Kimberly,</p>
<p>Have you had your students use Educreations at all? It's a free screencasting tool (it can be used at <a href="http://www.educreations.com/" target="_blank">http://www.educreations.com</a>, or via a free iPad app), and it's GREAT for ESL kids. They can explain their thinking, define new vocabulary words, and tell stories. I like to have students all create a screencast on the same simple topic (i.e., describe the body parts of a fish). Then, they share their screencast with three other kids in class (this is easiest with a set of iPads, if you're lucky enough to have access to them). That way, by the end of the day, the students have heard their own definition three times, plus the definition from three other students -- a total of six exposures to the content. And it's fun!</p> I'm so glad you guys are find…tag:www.classroom20.com,2013-03-06:649749:Comment:9166602013-03-06T19:36:02.165ZKaty Scotthttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KatyScott
<p>I'm so glad you guys are finding the blog post helpful -- I've also started using iPads in classrooms, and I love the Little Bird Tales app, as well as iMovie. I also REALLY like Toontastic, especially for younger students. Any other cool suggestions?</p>
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<p>@Andrew Hay Wolfenbarger: I've used Little Bird Tales with high school students, and they still really enjoy it. I've started to refer to is as a "digital picture book creator."</p>
<p>I'm so glad you guys are finding the blog post helpful -- I've also started using iPads in classrooms, and I love the Little Bird Tales app, as well as iMovie. I also REALLY like Toontastic, especially for younger students. Any other cool suggestions?</p>
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<p>@Andrew Hay Wolfenbarger: I've used Little Bird Tales with high school students, and they still really enjoy it. I've started to refer to is as a "digital picture book creator."</p> I really enjoyed reading this…tag:www.classroom20.com,2013-03-05:649749:Comment:9166042013-03-05T21:54:58.760ZAndrew Jay Wolfenbargerhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/AndrewJayWolfenbarger
<p>I really enjoyed reading this article. Even though I am wanting to teach older kids I feel like I could still use a few of these technologies quite effectively without making my students feel babyish or boring them. I really like the potential that is there with Voicethread. I feel like I could easily use VT for homework assignments or for collaboration. I also really liked Blabberize, even though it is intended for a younger age group I still feel like this would be a fun way to share…</p>
<p>I really enjoyed reading this article. Even though I am wanting to teach older kids I feel like I could still use a few of these technologies quite effectively without making my students feel babyish or boring them. I really like the potential that is there with Voicethread. I feel like I could easily use VT for homework assignments or for collaboration. I also really liked Blabberize, even though it is intended for a younger age group I still feel like this would be a fun way to share information and would catch student's attention. I feel like these tools would also be excellent ways to expose my students to different types of technologies and to hopefully prepare them just a little bit better for whatever their future may hold.</p> I loved this article!! It was…tag:www.classroom20.com,2013-03-05:649749:Comment:9165992013-03-05T21:25:39.846ZTiffany Michelle Keenerhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/TiffanyMichelleKeener
<p>I loved this article!! It was very helpful for me, because I am looking to work with younger children. I always thought that using technology in the classroom would be easier for middle/older students, because they are more independent, and may have had more exposure to technology than would littler ones. However, these ideas have helped me see that that is not the case at all- younger children can experience learning through technology in a beneficial way the same way that older children…</p>
<p>I loved this article!! It was very helpful for me, because I am looking to work with younger children. I always thought that using technology in the classroom would be easier for middle/older students, because they are more independent, and may have had more exposure to technology than would littler ones. However, these ideas have helped me see that that is not the case at all- younger children can experience learning through technology in a beneficial way the same way that older children can.</p>
<p>Little Bird Tales, UJAM, and Blabberize were my favorites...and not just because of their names, haha. All of these resources are similar in many ways: they all provide ways for students to share the information that they have learned in class or on their own with other students; they all encourage students to be independent in their projects (the students themselves are picking the pictures to use, recording their voices, making the drawings all with minor help (depending on the students) from the teacher), and of course, they all record voices. They all are very similar, but they are different in the ways they are used: L.B.T. is used for storytelling, UJAM is for music, and Blabberize is for facts and information, nonetheless. </p>
<p>I have never seen any of these used in the classroom before, but I know that when I am a teacher (God-willing) I will be integrating these ideas into my classroom!! Thanks for all of the ideas!</p> I really like the use of Voic…tag:www.classroom20.com,2013-03-05:649749:Comment:9165962013-03-05T20:02:59.684ZThomas J. Hall IIIhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ThomasJHallIII
<p>I really like the use of VoiceThread. I have had some exposure to it, and I think it is great for the kids to be able to upload their own drawings and explain them in a forum that you can understand. I would definitely use it when teaching a younger grade, so that the students would be able to express their creativity, and share it where the other students in the class would comment. Another thing is that it is different from the typical, "draw a picture, post it on the wall," type of…</p>
<p>I really like the use of VoiceThread. I have had some exposure to it, and I think it is great for the kids to be able to upload their own drawings and explain them in a forum that you can understand. I would definitely use it when teaching a younger grade, so that the students would be able to express their creativity, and share it where the other students in the class would comment. Another thing is that it is different from the typical, "draw a picture, post it on the wall," type of idea. </p>
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<p>I would definitely use the other links that you included though. I love the UJAM tool, just because I love music, and it would be cool to let the students be able to create their own, simple musical pieces. </p> I have used Voicethread and f…tag:www.classroom20.com,2013-03-05:649749:Comment:9162662013-03-05T13:50:00.436ZKaitlyn Ramirezhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KaitlynRamirez
<p>I have used Voicethread and found it very easy to use. I think it is a fun and interactive tool to incorporate into a lesson plan, and it is simple enough for younger students to use. A big plus to using tools like Voicethread or Little Bird Tales is allowing younger students who may not be very advanced in reading and writing to create a story using a voice recording tool!</p>
<p>I have used Voicethread and found it very easy to use. I think it is a fun and interactive tool to incorporate into a lesson plan, and it is simple enough for younger students to use. A big plus to using tools like Voicethread or Little Bird Tales is allowing younger students who may not be very advanced in reading and writing to create a story using a voice recording tool!</p> These programs show great pot…tag:www.classroom20.com,2013-03-05:649749:Comment:9162342013-03-05T05:38:13.632ZKimberly Smithhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KimberlySmith542
<p>These programs show great potential in improving the integration of technology. Of the listed programs, I had only ever heard of Voicethread. My new favorite has to be Little Bird Tales. This is a great tool for children who aren't literate yet, and those who are just learning English could find this useful as well. My specific interest is is ESL education, so it is really great to find programs that I can adapt for those who are on different levels of language. I also really liked…</p>
<p>These programs show great potential in improving the integration of technology. Of the listed programs, I had only ever heard of Voicethread. My new favorite has to be Little Bird Tales. This is a great tool for children who aren't literate yet, and those who are just learning English could find this useful as well. My specific interest is is ESL education, so it is really great to find programs that I can adapt for those who are on different levels of language. I also really liked Blabberize because it is a great starting tool. For someone who has never really had any experience with digital storytelling, this program seems to be an ideal way to ease into these new educational tools and resources. What a great and instructive post!</p> Thanks for your blog post; it…tag:www.classroom20.com,2013-03-05:649749:Comment:9164102013-03-05T03:51:37.044Zlaurie rallshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/laurieralls
<p>Thanks for your blog post; it was very informative! I am new to the ed tech world so do not have anything new to offer except sites you're probably very familiar with--sites like Sesame Street (<a href="http://www.sesamestreet.org/games-landing" target="_blank">http://www.sesamestreet.org/games-landing</a>) and their educational games are very fun for students. Sites like Sesame Street are different from Storybird, Voicethread, etc. because there is no finished product at the end that you…</p>
<p>Thanks for your blog post; it was very informative! I am new to the ed tech world so do not have anything new to offer except sites you're probably very familiar with--sites like Sesame Street (<a href="http://www.sesamestreet.org/games-landing" target="_blank">http://www.sesamestreet.org/games-landing</a>) and their educational games are very fun for students. Sites like Sesame Street are different from Storybird, Voicethread, etc. because there is no finished product at the end that you can show to parents and say, "Look what we accomplished!" Collaboration is also minimal at these educational game sites; nevertheless, they offer good exposure to reading concepts in a kid-friendly technological format. </p>
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<p>The sites you listed seemed to all combine either audio and visual creations or combine pre-formatted/pre-created art and the students' original work to produce a more "professional-looking" product; what confidence this must give children since there is almost no way to "fail." </p> I really enjoyed reading this…tag:www.classroom20.com,2013-03-04:649749:Comment:9161102013-03-04T03:29:10.939ZLeah Hodgehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/LeahHodge
<p>I really enjoyed reading this and learning about different story telling! I have never really thought about all the applications you can use story telling for, and I think it is a great way for students to express their creativity and to learn while doing it! I really liked the UJam application. I think it looked like a really great way to story tell, but also to incorporate music into curriculum. The only one of these I have had experience with is Voice Thread and I thought that it was a…</p>
<p>I really enjoyed reading this and learning about different story telling! I have never really thought about all the applications you can use story telling for, and I think it is a great way for students to express their creativity and to learn while doing it! I really liked the UJam application. I think it looked like a really great way to story tell, but also to incorporate music into curriculum. The only one of these I have had experience with is Voice Thread and I thought that it was a really easy, fun way to incorporate childrens stories and artwork, and for students who cannot write yet, it is a great way for them to express themselves and explain what they are drawing! Thanks for all of these great ideas! </p>