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Check this out great ipod app for story starters. Now I really wish I had those ipod touches in my classroom! This looks great. Even though we tend to avoid the "Once upon a time" story starter this app has heaps of potential 

Awesome story generator great for the one off... WUSW

This website allows kids to 'make' their own stories in several different genres. There are also other pages worth looking.

Some ideas around why we created @motmedu Looking for a conference with a difference? What story do you have to tell? The #motm13 Unconference is built around stories for the purpose of making strong connections with other passionate educators who are integrating ICT with pedagogy.

Great post covering the basics of google maps. Segue...I had a great session with grade 2 integrating their map reading and story writing. Planned out a map and dropped markers on various landmarks around melb. Students in pairs were then allocated a marker with corresponding landmark and then had to write their part of the story. Best explained here http://2bornot2b.global2.vic.edu.au/2012/03/23/a-google-map-journey/.

This looks like a great tool for reading activities. Perfect for those using ipod touches in the classroom. Just load and listen and best of all its free!

A website where authors read stories - great for the interactive whiteboard stories for students aged 5 -18. 

Very helpful for WUSU writing.

Awesome Story starter, prompt site. Great for WUSW and or homework ideas. 

Great online stories read by some famous actors. Produced by The Screen Actors Guild, its a great resource especially for book week.

Great site that I used many times whilst teaching in the U.K. Speed of server can at times affect the stories, overall a gem!

So it looks like persuasive writing is on the agenda for NAPLAN, surprise, surprise... This is a great post on using picture story books to assist in teaching persuasive writing. If anything it the books listed are worth having a look at with your students

Awesome website for teaching historical topics via games/quizes/wordfinds/information/stories

Looking at the New Directions for school leadership and the teaching profession discussion paper, the only evidence presented to support the assertion that Victoria's education outcomes are not improving is the report "Challenges in Australian Education: results from PISA 2009: the PISA 2009 assessment of students' reading, mathematical and scientific literacy" Specifically the New Directions paper focuses on reading literacy, where in 2009, 14,251 students were given a two-hour pen and paper comprehension test. To get an idea of what types of competencies the reading test is assessing we can look at the sample test , with questions range from comprehension about a letter in a newspaper, the ability to interpret a receipt, comprehension around a short story, an informational text, and interpreting a table. While it doesn't seem unreasonable to want our students to be able to accurately perform these kind of tasks, these tests are not a true or accurate representation of the skills and competencies our students need in today's technology driven world.

Great resource for WUSW

Create a 'wild self' by choosing from different options. A great tool for story writing or even to create an unusual avatar for blogs. Kids love this website.

Great activities site for teachers. Has some amazing paintingsto show the students.