This blog provided many tools that would inspire children. I liked how this blog was focused on displaying tools specific to the type that students would want to work with. Below are three that I liked the most: (Click names of tools to view their sites)
Goanimate is exactly that, animated story telling. To sign up is free but to create "school videos", which are are created in a private school friendly environment, there is a fee of $8 a month.
Makebeliefscomix allow you to create your own comic strips. It is very simple. First you choose your character, your scene, and add thought or talking bubbles. There is a teachers resource page with many ways to use comic strips such as introducing vocab and teaching social skills.
Check out my comic strip... http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/?comix_id=29181960C685298
Glogster is an electronic poster where students can "pin" or "post" images, words, quotes to show their learning or share something about themselves. Instead of making posters like we used to as a visual for, say book reports as an example, students can create a glogster.
*Using any of these website students would be meeting Standards 1, 2, and 4 for NETS.
(Follow link for standards' specifics http://www.iste.org/Libraries/PDFs/NETS-S_Standards.sflb.ashx )
I think I would like Globster myself! So many tools to use...where to begin!
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