Ready to get students excited about writing? The Story Starter machine serves up hundreds of creative combinations that take the writer's block out of creative writing for students in grades K-6.
This final project was designed as a useful tool for English teachers and anyone interested in these dynamic stories to learn more information about the world famous works by Homer called "The Illiad" and "The Odyssey."
Here is a good short video reviewing the art of the storyboard as it's used in story development and production in the motion picture industry. Storyboarding as we know it may have been pioneered by film makers and animators, but...
Some stories are so bizarre that you have to wonder if they're true, but this one (via Ewan's Delicious bookmarks) about a policeman in Cheyenne, Wyoming who was brought in to "teach" kids about MySpace is beyond the pale.
Scratch is a new programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web.
A Different Way to Read Great Literature!
This site is an experiment in teaching great literature in a very different way. Using Google Earth, students discover where in the world the greatest road trip stories of all time took place... and so much more!
A section of the PBS site for Ken Burns resources to help teachers and students use the numerous lesson plans and educational activities featured on the American Stories Web sites.