Inklewriter

Inklewriter is a great free writing tool to create a Choose Your Own Adventure style story.  Writers who would like to create interactive stories will love this easy tool.  Go to http://www.inklestudios.com/inklewriter/ to read an example story, watch a short tutorial video, or begin your own story.  Create a login to save and make future revisions to your writing.

Serious writers may want to pay Inklewriter the $10 fee necessary to convert their file into an e-book format readable on the Kindle.  Directions are explained in detail here.  Teachers may see a great opportunity to teach on the issue of copyright after reviewing these directions.

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ChatterPix Kids

Available in the App Store

ChatterPix Kids is a fun iPhone/iPad app with many possibilities for many curricular areas.  The app's trademark is "give your photos a voice."  Simply import a photo, draw a line across the mouth of the subject, add photo filters and stickers, then record the script.  Here is a short video by a Kindergartener:

View below how photos of inanimate objects have also been given a little character!

Kahoot

Kids are loving this new, engaging assessment tool called Kahoot.  Kahoot turns reviews and quizzes into an exciting game-like experience.  The game-show music draws the participants in and may bring out that competitive side of any user!

To create an account, go to https://getkahoot.com/. Once logged in, Kahoot will guide you through creating a quiz, discussion, or survey.

Once the item is complete, students can access the quiz, discussion, or survey from https://kahoot.it with a code provided from the teacher.

Teacher Screen:

Student Screen:

After each question, a graph displays student learning:

and results can be downloaded with the DOWNLOAD RESULTS button:

Other educators are making their quizzes public and are very easy to access here.

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