Experimenting with Storybird

The Spook House by authors8 on StorybirdThis is a Storybird that Hamish wrote as part of our learning about Digital Storytelling.  This has been a 6 week learning programme through the Winton Gate Cluster.

Progressive Story - Digital Storytelling Project

Hi everyone

I have put the link to our storytelling project below. Have a look and see what you think so far. Our one is the one in pink! (A popular class choice). I am so impressed with the quality of what the children have written as a class - brilliant cooperation and a huge team effort to complete it in one day!!!

The next step is for us to submit 3 pieces of artwork which the children are now working on.

The organiser of the project then puts it all together on VoiceThread - another fantastic tool. You can check this out on the net too. (Address added below also).

The classes we are working with are all in different parts of the USA and some have contacted us to say they would like to Skype us and email. This is a brilliant way to find out about our own and other people's cultures. Our next step is to work with a wider range of cultures from all round the world. A great way to know about who we are and how we are connected globally.

Thanks everyone for your outstanding efforts! So proud of all of you.

http://writeyourstory.wikispaces.com/Story++32

http://voicethread.com

PROGRESSIVE STORYTELLING PROJECT and other news

What a busy week! We've has issues with the server at school so we haven't been able to publish some amazing poetry yet. Some of you may have heard a selection of the Stewart Island poems on Friday in assembly.

These will be published during the week and you will be able to view them and add comments. Comments are really important to encourage the children to keep writing. They also love the feedback. I guess we all do! :-)

This week, after the excitement of Pet Day, we will begin our new inquiry - can't give away too much at this stage but please keep checking the blog as it will very quickly become exciting I believe.

We have just begun our participation in the Digital Storytelling Project. This involves us working with 5 other classes - in the USA this time - to write a story together and add art to it. It's our turn in a week or so to add the next part. We check up on what others are writing and once the project is completed it is published in VoiceThread - the children will learn more about this tool during the next couple of weeks. The potential for collaboration and building an understanding of our own and other's cultures is incredibly exciting.

I will add a link to the site so that you can have a look at what we are up to.