Collaborative storytelling! Have students create stories they can share with friends and families. Use Storybird to spark ideas, illustrate vocabulary words, for creative writing, or just for fun! Have your whole class write a story to share with another class. The possibilities are endless....
WallwisherIt's like online post-its! Great for brainstorming and sharing ideas.
Google Lit Trips for Young Readers - Take your students on an adventure without ever leaving the classroom! Lit Trips are available for students in Kindergarten through university.
Voicethread Great
for Early Years, Pre-K, ESL...and just about anyone else! "A
VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holdsimages,
documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave
comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio
file, or video (via a webcam). Share a VoiceThread with friends,
students, and colleagues for them to record comments too." Sign up for a
free educator account today!
Here are some examples of how people are using VoiceThread in the classroom...
http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/
Pigeon Presents! Starring Mo' Willems' Pigeon This is a fun site for the younger grades. You can play the "Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed" game, play the "Elephant and Piggie Dance" game, or play "Hot Dog Dress Up." There's is also a link to "Grown Up Stuff" with a teachers guide and other resources to use with Willems' books.
