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MeeGenius

Posted by  on Sunday, June 27th 2010     

MeeGenius is a new site that has been popular on Twitter recently. MeeGenius is an online library of picture books for young children. Currently there are nearly 30 books available to read, most of which are popular fairy tales. The books can be read independently or there is an option to hear the book being [...]

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category: Digital Storytelling, English, IWB, Literacy, Web 2.0
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Smories: Stories for Children

Posted by  on Tuesday, June 8th 2010     

Smories is a website with short videos of children reading original stories for kids. There are 50 new Smories added every month. Writers are encouraged to submit their original children’s stories to be featured on the website. The stories are advertised as being suitable for children aged three to eight although there are many stories [...]

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category: Digital Storytelling, English, links, Literacy, videos, Web 2.0
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Storytelling Tool: Five Card Flickr

Posted by  on Tuesday, May 25th 2010     

Five Card Flickr is a simple yet useful tool that I found out about from a number of people on Twitter. Five Card Flickr deals you random pictures from Flickr that you put together to tell a story. From each 5 photos you are dealt, you choose one to add to your story. You then [...]

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category: Digital Storytelling, English, IWB, Literacy, Photos, teaching, Thinking, Web 2.0
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