Transcript Web 2.0 Tools By: Susie Keppers

Web 2.0 Tools
By: Susie Keppers
My Story Maker
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/storymaker/
Possible Classroom Applications
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Learn and apply knowledge of story elements
Create original stories
Publish writing in the format of a book
Use problem solving and critical thinking skills
to manipulate the provided tools
• Develop new vocabulary
• Organize ideas
• Follow written directions
Tips and Tricks
• You need Adobe Flash Player and Adobe
Reader
• Once you create your story if you agree to
share it with others you are given a magic
number to view your story again for up to one
month
• You can save your story as a PDF and print it
as well
• It’s totally free, all you need is access to the
Internet
Pitfalls to Avoid
• Once you have ended your story, you cannot make changes.
• You can’t be totally free to do what you want because you have
to choose from their possibilities, but the choices may help
reluctant writers.
• You can only type about 3 lines per page.
• When you choose actions, emotions, and interactions it puts
corresponding sentences into your story, but you don’t have to
use them.
• There’s no spell checker
• Watch out for the clear button, it clears the whole page and it’s
really close to the preview button.
• Use the first two pages as a cover and title page, otherwise
there’s no title/cover.
• You have to create your story in one session because you can’t
save and come back to it later
Click the link below to view
The Girl Who Traveled to the Forest
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/storymaker/
and enter my magic number: 732265
Web 2.0 Tools and Sites
that are Similar
Story Maker: http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/makeyour-own/story-maker
Squigly’s Writing Corner- Similar to Mad Libs:
http://www.squiglysplayhouse.com/WritingCorner/StoryBuilder/i
ndex.html
Wacky Web Tales- More Mad Libs:
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/content/wwt_005.html
Write me a story- kids create unique stories given specific
elements: http://www.kidscom.com/create/write/write_form.html
Kids publish- With a membership kids can publish their writing
online: http://www.kidpub.com/node/add
Story Jumper: http://www.storyjumper.com/
Scratch: http://scratch.mit.edu/
Tikatok- Create and buy your own book: http://www.tikatok.com/
Pikikids- Create your own comics: http://www.pikikids.com/
A list of web 2.0 tools that allow kids to create:
http://www.listio.com/web20/search.php?search=create%2Ckid
s&tag=true
Steps for Creating your Story
1. Go to: http://www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/storymaker/
2. Click on ‘Play Story Maker’
3. Type your name, it will be listed as the author of your book
4. Choose a character
5. Choose your character’s goal
6. Choose a setting
7. Click ok and it creates a title for your book. If you don’t like the
title you can change the elements.
8. Use the story helper, it will help you create your book
9. Choose character emotions, actions, interactions
10. Choose scenery objects, items, new characters
11. Write your story in the text box below the pictures
12. Complete the pages of your book
13. Preview and proofread your book
14. Click ‘End’ and ‘Yes’ to share your book with others
15. Record your magic number so you can view your book later