Apps of the Week!
Technology Training
Online Storybook Creators/ Storytelling Apps
Online storybook creators are excitingly a great group of apps. It engages the learner to participate, and increase those skills necessary to read, write, and comprehend.
Make technology work for you and use the following apps to allow students to creatively improve their skills. These apps are ubiquitous; they are not content or grade specific, they work at all levels and any content idea.
Technology Applications TEKS Kinder- 2nd
- Creativity and innovation. (1A) Apply prior knowledge to develop new ideas, products, and processes; and (2B) Create original products using a variety of resources.
- Communication and collaboration. (2C) Format digital information, including font attributes, color, white space, graphics, and animation, for a defined audience and communication medium.
- Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making. (4C) Evaluate products prior to final submission.
- Digital citizenship. (5A) Adhere to acceptable use policies reflecting appropriate behavior in a digital environment; and (5B) Comply with acceptable digital safety rules, fair use guidelines, and copyright laws.
- Technology operations and concepts. (6F) Demonstrate keyboarding techniques for operating the alphabetic, numeric, punctuation, and symbol keys appropriate for Kindergarten-Grade 2 learning.
Technology Application TEKS 3rd-5th
- Creativity and innovation. (1A) Create original products using a variety of resources
- Communication and collaboration. (2A) Draft, edit, and publish products in different media individually and collaboratively; and (2B) Use font attributes, color, white space, and graphics to ensure that products are appropriate for multiple communication media, including monitor display, web, and print.
- Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making. (4C) Evaluate student-created products through self and peer review for relevance to the assignment or task.
- Digital citizenship. (5A) Adhere to acceptable use policies reflecting positive social behavior in the digital environment; and (5B) Respect the intellectual property of others; and (6D) Protect and honor the individual privacy of oneself and others.
- Technology operations and concepts. (6B) Manipulate files using appropriate naming conventions; file management, including folder structures and tagging; and file conversions.
Story Creator ~ App
Book Creator ~ App
My Storybook
Little Story Maker ~ App
Write About ~ App
Little Story Creator
StoryBird ~ Web
Bookemon bookPress ~ App
My StoryMaker ~ Web
Sock Puppets ~ Apps
StoryMania ~ App
30hands ~ App
TikaTok ~ App
Story Kit ~ App
Little Bird Tales ~ Web
StoryJumper ~ Web
A Novel Idea ~ App
Super Duper StoryMaker ~ App
StoryBots ~ App
Story Maker ~ Web
Doodle.ly ~ Both
Creaza Cartoonist EDU ~ App
Zoodle Comics ~ App
Plotagon ~ App
Remember, these are plenty of apps to try. But, it will be a personal preference as to the one or two you decide to utilize in the class. You should think about the ease of use and the needs of the students in your class. You need not use all, but explore for the best options.
Cynthia L. Piña
District Technology Trainer/Specialist @ Laredo ISD
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