let me tell my story: story creation apps for early learners
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Let Me Tell My Story: Story Creation Apps for Early Learners
Gayle Berthiaume
Storytelling promotes expressive language development, both in oral and written form.
The storytelling experience assists children in generating stories and encourages their dictation and story writing.
(Nelson 1989)
Considerations
By Gayle Berthiaume
Developmentally Appropriate Interface
©Suddenly It Clicks!
From: “Using an iPad with Your Preschooler”
Images for Stories
PhotoBoothCamera
Pixabay Drawing Pad
Built-in Camera
■ Learning to take photos
■ Asking permission
■ Talking about the pictures
■ Making books or projects with photos
■ Sharing
Story Creation Apps
Tell About This
ChatterPix Kids
Shadow Puppet Edu
GarageBand
Puppet Pals HD
Toontastic 3D
The Making of a Digital Story
• Gather or create digital images and audio
• Make your story come alive
• Share your story
• Brainstorm ideas for a story
• Decide who is your audience and what is your purpose
• Write a script or a story
• Create a storyboard
Kidspiration for Brainstorming
Kidspiration Maps Lite
Kidspiration Maps Lite for Word
StoryboardName:
Group Members: Scene 1 (Beginning) Scene 2 (Middle) Scene 3 (End)
Words Words Words
Camera or illustration Camera or illustration Camera or illustration
Book Creator
Pages
Explain Everything
Book Creator
Bats fly at night. They eat TONS of insects. They really like mosquitoes. People should like bats because they hate mosquitoes.
By Mitch
Pages
The Story SpineOnce upon a time . . .
Every day . . . But one day . . .
Because of that . . . Because of that . . . Because of that . . .
Until finally . . . Ever since then . . .
The moral of this story is. . .
Once upon a time
there was a cute cat who liked to catch mice.
Every day
the cat caught mice.
But one day
the mice did not show up.
Because of that
the cat was hungry.
Because of that
the cat got sick.
Until finally
one mouse showed up and helped the cat get better.
Ever since then
the cat only eats fish.
Create Your Story
Sharing Stories and Favorite Apps
Thank you for encouraging your young learners to tell their stories.
Gayle [email protected]://SuddenlyitClicks.com
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