Storybook+Creation

Enhancing Literacy through Storybook Creation
One of the greatest challenges is inspiring children to write and illustrate their own stories. Technology allows us to take their paper/pencil stories with crayon drawings and share them with the world by creating this story online. There are several websites that allow you to turn your simple story into a multiple page book that can be simply read online or purchased as an actual book for them to hold in their hand. This allows them to "feel" like a real author when they see their stories come alive.

=Story Jumper= www.storyjumper.com


 * Create an account as a parent, teacher or both
 * Teacher accounts can include student accounts so you can monitor the stories they are working on
 * Each student receives their own screen name and can access their stories from home to work on
 * Templates to work with that include story starters
 * Lots of "scenes" for backgrounds, props, and people to add to your story
 * Add your own drawings
 * Add your own text to tell the story
 * Purchase hardbound books or print a free copy

Creating Accounts - Quick Guide for Classroom Teachers Creating Accounts/Telling Stories as for Parents

Sample Story: Captain Jack Saves His Treasure


 * How To Video from YouTube**

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=Tikatok= www.tikatok.com


 * Create an account as a parent, teacher, or both
 * Teacher accounts can include student rosters that provides them with a username and password to access their own account
 * Teachers need to validate their account by sending in proof such a teaching certificate, preschool/day care license, etc.
 * Blank books to customize as well as story starters (story sparks)
 * Some clip art to choose from to use for pictures but best to upload your own drawings
 * Change page colors and font colors
 * Story Sparks has prompts throughout the story to help you write your own story; filling in the "blanks" so that you provide the missing details in the story


 * How to Video from YouTube** - **Creating a Story using a Story Starter**

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