Good Bye Posterous!

In order to preserve my posting on Posterous, I copied the images and text to a Microsoft-Word document, saved it as a PDF, and then uploaded the PDF file to www.flipsnack.com.  I love this 'flipping' website!

Check it out here:  FlipSnack Flip Book

I was able to upload another Posterous website to Wordpress, in order to preserve the postings, but not the one above.  When I tried to create a backup in Posterous, it just spun and spun.  Maybe because I tried to do it so close to its end date????  Anyway, I have it save now.

Now, off to learn more about Wordpress.

Comics revisited - Makebeliefscomix.xom

Check out all of the wonderful resources available with this free tool!

I plan to use this tool during Summer School.  I've used it in the past.....just never realized all of these great resources, just a click away, at the bottom of the page!

LittleBirdTales great for younger students (and older kids)

LittleBirdTales is an easy to use storytelling tool.  I love that students can draw their own illustrations (note:  requires you to scan the pictures and save them as jpg), upload photos or images from the internet to create a story.  Then, they can add text, and record their voice!

I am using this tool with a group of grade 1-3 students for our after-school club.  I am going to enlist the help of a group of middle school students to assist the younger students in recording their stories.  I think the cross-grade collaboration will work out well and benefit everyone involved.  Also, one of the best things about this free tool, is that, as a teacher, I can create a classroom and setup my students.  So, students do not have to register or have their own email address. I can't wait to see/hear/experience the stories.

Check it out!

URL:  www.littlebirdtales.com