Storybird

This week we used halloween images from 'Storybird' as inspiration for writing.  The images were used for shared writing before children used the same images for their own writing.

Keynote for Recording Voice

A really quick way to record a child's story is to use keynote. Insert artwork, click on 'File', then 'record slideshow'.  
After recording, export as a quicktime movie file.  It is very simple to use, which means that children pick it up very quickly and will be able to record independently within no time.

Interactive Whiteboard and photographs

Use the image capture button, in the 'tool kit' setting 
to select a particular part of an image.

Draw around the image and it will appear on your flip chart.

You can merge images or add a background to create new images.  A fantastic way to motivate children to write. 

Other examples;-

  

 

Activinspire course notes 

iMovie

iMovie has hundreds of uses.  Here are a few examples of how it can be used in a junior classroom.

Youblisher

Upload PDF documents into Youblisher to create free e-books that can be embedded into your website.