The following websites and computer programs are recommended to integrate technology with the curriculum.
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Little Bird Tales http://www.littlebirdtales.com Students can create their own story book with your text and drawings on the cover and pages. |
PhotoStory 3 This program creates a movie with pictures, text and music. Students may use their own music or the program's music. Photos move, creating a powerful presentation tool. |
Popplet http://popplet.com/ Popplet delivers a colorful, interactive way to create concept maps, mind maps and options to brainstorm or storyboard. The “popplets” can be constructed, moved, color coded, typed in, drawn in, and have images or videos inserted. |
Portaportal http://guest.portaportal.com/wcps Portaportal is a website for bookmarking websites into categories. The above link was created by WCPS elementary media specialists and shows recommended websites. |
Storybird http://www.storybird.com Students use colorful illustrations created by students around the world. They let their creativity begin by creating a storybook based on the illustrations. |
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Movie Maker Teachers and students can create a professional quality movie with a title, text, photos, video, music, transitions and credits. |
Wordle
http://www.wordle.net You can create word art about a list of words on a topic. It's a great way to reinforce vocabulary or promote higher level thinking skills. Students love to change the color scheme and layout of the words. |