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Great site for writing focusing on written storytelling and digital storytelling. Collaboration between Hub for Teachers and Discovery Education

The recipe for a great story- whether in a book, a movie or on TV-requires the same important ingredients: plot, character development, dialogue, grammar, editing and more. Maximize your students' storytelling potential with our standards aligned lesson plans.

What happens when you take a comic book artist, an inventor, and a toy designer?  You get Howtoons.  Our mission is to provide engaging content that teaches kids how to build things, combining instructions with storytelling.  Howtoons has a foundation of science and engineering education, inspiring creativity through art and imagination.

Very nice tool for collaborative writing. Lots of great examples. Take the tour to see how easy it is to use. http://storybird.com/tour/

Resources from UVM for digital storytelling This is a comprehensive site that introduces teachers to the use of digital video in the curriculum. It was produced in 2002 by the Grossmont Union High School District. Sections include Student Process, Teacher Process, Equipment, and Internet Resources. The list of resources is quite good.

Mix and match yourself with human and animal parts. There is a writing lesson here..... Mix and match your cartoon character with favorite animal features. Could be used as an extension for fairy tale, myths and legends or folktales unit. (Descriptive writing, storytelling)

Fun way to encourage student writing in any subject. Using a photo of of almost anything, coupled with imagination, students can create and record a talking animation.

Word Tamer is an interactive flash-based website where you "tame words and train stories" The site helps students create and develop new writing possibilities. All the ideas can be saved and printed off to be developed off-line. You can even print off certificates! The site contains different sections such as Wild Words, Prowl Through Plot, Capture a Character, Snare a Setting and Grapple With Genre. Each task is simple to get into and fun for children to play. Word Tamer is created by children's author Judy Waite and is born out of the creative writing workshops she delivers in schools.

Personalize books in a variety of ways or create your own book.