StoryWeaver
A digital story platform that hosts numerous multilingual stories so that students can have access to an endless stream of stories in their home language to read and enjoy independently or with others. It is also an Open Educational Resource! Students from multilingual backgrounds deserve to read books in their home language and digital dual […]
Stop Motion Studio
Stop motion animation can be created in many different ways. Today, there are some helpful apps to make the often time-consuming task more streamlined! I have long enjoyed using Stop Motion Studio but recently came across some browser-based apps I’m interested in exploring further including Stop Motion Animator (for Chrome books). Stop Motion Studio is […]
VR Tours & Literacy
NOTE: As of June 2021, Google Tour Creator is being discontinued (and this post and accompanying video resources will be archived/removed) Have you considered how 360° video, images, Augmented and Virtual Reality might help spark your students’ creativity and, perhaps, engage them in the ‘place’ or setting of a novel? In the past, such technologies […]
Webcams and Virtual Field trips: engagement and real-world connections!
Real-world experiences, even those mediated by digital technologies such as web-cams, increase student motivation, engagement and learning at all grade levels (NREL, 2005).
Unite for Literacy
It is a collection of free dual language books available through any web browser that features multilingual text and narration. Students need access to reading materials, and especially more if they have a home language that differs from their classroom language. They need to read in their home language to maintain and develop language and […]
