This presentation shares how the iPad is the perfect digital storytelling tool for both students and teachers. Many app suggestions, examples of student projects, and hints for managing projects are included. From Karen Bosch/Creative APP-titude.
2. About our iPads
Southfield Christian School
High School - one to one iPads
Elementary School - shared set of
27 iPads
Also have 13 iPod touch devices
(some projects also done on iPods)
5. Why iPads for Digital Storytelling?
ALL IN ONE SOLUTION!
Audio
Drawing
Photography
Video
Internet/Research
Text
6. Why iPads for Digital
Storytelling?
Creativity
Collaboration
Publication
7. iPad Digital Storytelling
and Common Core
Use a variety of digital tools
to produce and publish
writing
including with
collaboration with peers
with multimedia
components (graphics,
sound, video) in
presentations
8. Digital Storytelling with iPads
Graphics with Text
Comics
Narrated Images
Narrated Slideshows
Books without audio
Books with audio
Talking Characters
Animated Stories
Screencasting
Videos
9. GRAPHIC TEXT APPS
Photography with Text
‣Labelbox
(free)
‣Phoster ($1.99)
‣Phonto (free)
‣A+ Signature (free/$1.99)
‣Skitch (free)
10. GRAPHIC TEXT APPS
Six Word Story
‣Six Word Story project by HS
English teacher
Diane Allen during
first week of school.
‣Front facing
camera
‣Use any app that
combines a photo
and text.
11. Fall Poems
GRAPHIC TEXT APPS
using Phonto app
‣4th graders combine their
photography with poetry (step by
step directions at blog link using Snapguide)
‣Let students use their own
photography for creative writing
12. GRAPHIC TEXT APPS
Color Poems
using LabelBox app
‣6th Grade
‣Use copyright
friendly sites for
images:
Pics4Learning
Morguefile
13. GRAPHIC TEXT APPS
Pic Collage (free)
• Use camera in app
• Search for photos for
project in app
• Add text and backgrounds
• Save to camera roll
• Links to a variety of Pic
Collage projects
14. GRAPHIC TEXT APPS
Pic Collage (free)
• Create a Quarter
• Use camera in app to
photograph their quarter
drawing
• Search for photos for
project in app
• Add text description
• Example - Nicole Nesbitt’s
2nd grade
15. GRAPHIC TEXT APPS
Pic Collage - Reports
• Reports - famous African
Americans, Africa, Bats,
Climate
• Searched for images in app
• Examples - Nicole Nesbitt’s
and Ruth Bennefield’s 2nd
grades, Denise Bourque’s 4th
grade, Gwen Sullivan’s 8th
grade
16. GRAPHIC TEXT APPS
Pic Collage - Literacy
• Picture drawn with
Hello Crayons app
• Kindergarteners
worked with 5th
grade buddies to
write the stories.
17. GRAPHIC TEXT APPS
Pic Collage (parts of speech)
• Fall adjectives and
pictures
• Example - Sheri
Veldman’s 3rd grade
18. GRAPHIC TEXT APPS
Pic Collage (vocabulary)
• Wordmaster vocabulary
• Definition, synonym,
antonym, part or
speech, example
sentence
• Searched in app for
photo or drew a picture
• Example - Carrie Fair’s
Fifth Grade
19. GRAPHIC TEXT APPS
Pic Collage (free)
• Fifth grade Common
Core Exemplar:
Sentences with
correlative conjunctions
• Example - Carrie Fair’s
Fifth Grade
21. GRAPHIC TEXT APPS
Write About This
• Photos with
story prompts
• Write story,
record audio
• Save to camera
roll
• Can create your
own prompts
(free/$2.99)
22. GRAPHIC TEXT APPS
Trading Cards
• Famous African
Americans
• Print and fold
• from 5th grade
teacher Crystal
Voytal
• Note: somewhat
inflexible template
(free)
23. GRAPHIC TEXT APPS
WordPress
(free)
‣Blogging app lets you take
photos on your iPad and
directly upload them to your
blog - huge time saver!
‣
Let students photograph
and blog class activities!
25. COMIC APPS
Comic Creators
‣Comic Touch Lite (free/$2.99 for full version)
‣PhotoComic ($1.99)
‣Halftone($0.99)
‣Comic Life ($4.99) - many features!
‣Strip Designer ($2.99)
26. COMIC APPS
Comic Creators
‣Comics Head (free lite/$3.99 for full version)
Create comics with a wide collection of cartoon
characters, backgrounds, and props, can also add your
own photos.
27. COMIC APPS
Halftone - ($0.99)
‣Student drew picture of
a school service project
‣Turned it into a comic
using Halftone
‣Added date, speech
bubble, and name
‣Great way to easily
create comic using
student drawings!
‣From Ruth Bennefield’s
second grade
28. COMIC APPS
PhotoComic
($0.99)
‣Used Safari/Google search
to locate animal pictures
‣Downloaded pictures into
camera roll
‣Uploaded pictures into
PhotoComic and added
captions
‣ From Mrs. Veldman’s and
Mrs. Bricker’s 3rd grades
30. COMIC APPS
Comic Life
‣Photos edited in various
photo editing apps.
‣Sequence story built in
Comic Life
‣Use for steps in
directions, science
experiments
32. MANAGEMENT/HINTS
How to Print or
Transfer Projects
‣Save projects as photo/video to camera roll.
‣Email projects.
‣Use cord to sync photos/video to computer.
‣Turn on Photostream, photos/video go directly to
iPhoto.
‣Printing via wifi from iPad photo roll prints 4 x 6
size.
33. MANAGEMENT/HINTS
Apps to Transfer Projects
‣Use Bump app and bu.mp website to
transfer photos/video to computer or
between devices.
‣Upload to a Dropbox account.
‣Use transfer apps - Photo Transfer and
Photosync apps.
34. IMAGE NARRATION
Fotobabble
‣Snap a photo and
record a one minute
audio description.
‣Instantly upload
online to free
Fotobabble account,
simple publication!
‣Easy for kids to use.
‣Students reflect on
their artwork
(free)
35. Message
Posters
‣Pic Collage + Fotobabble
‣Students record
explanation, commercial, or
rap explaining their poster
‣Picture and audio
published to web!
‣Link to example
IMAGE NARRATION
36. IMAGE NARRATION
Audioboo
(free)
‣Easy way to publish audio files
directly to the web, files can be
embedded on a blog
‣Free account!
‣Record files up to 5 minutes long
Record students
talking about what
they learned - top ten list
style!
39. IMAGE NARRATION
Election Posters
with QR Code
Speeches
‣Fifth grade students made
election posters and recorded
a related speech using
AudioBoo which was linked
to QR code.
‣From Crystal Voytal
40. IMAGE NARRATION
Audioboo Book Reports
(free)
‣Second grade book reports
from Nicole Nesbitt
‣Snap photo of book cover
(or student artwork/project)
‣Record audio
‣Link to example
Add Audioboo to projects that
you already do!
48. IMAGE NARRATION
Narrated Slideshows
Sonic Pics
Pixntell
($2.99)
(free/$1.99 for EDU version)
30 Hands
(free) Lets you redo audio recordings!
Explain Everything
($2.99)
49. IMAGE NARRATION
If I Were President
‣
Use what you
already are doing!
‣Art work created in
computer lab with
KidPix Software
‣Saved as jpg into
folder, transferred to
iPad (could take photos)
‣Recorded audio in
Sonic Pics
50. IMAGE NARRATION
Mudcloth Myths
‣Art work and story
created in art class.
‣Photographed artwork
‣Recorded story using
SonicPics app
‣Example: Mudcloth
Myths
51. IMAGE NARRATION
Zeke’s Time in Seattle
‣Seven year old documents a family trip.
‣Great app to use for field trips!
54. IMAGE NARRATION
At the Pumpkin Patch
‣Kindergarten art
work created with
Hello Crayon app
‣Saved to camera roll
‣Recorded audio using
Explain Everything app
‣More options in
Explain Everything can redo audio
recordings
55. IMAGE NARRATION
Narrated Slideshows - Bats
‣Use apps: 30 Hands
(free) and Explain
Everything ($2.99)
‣Load images (artwork
does not need to be
created on iPad) into
app, then record audio.
‣Perfect for the one
iPad class!
56. BOOK CREATION APPS
“Book” Creators - no audio
‣Scribble Press
($3.99) - geared for kids with
templates, text, clipart, and drawing tools! (Share
via their online gallery or can order actual book.)
‣Story Patch ($2.99)
‣Paper Desk Lite (free) - create notebooks
‣Keynote ($9.99) - think creatively about how
you use this presentation maker/viewer!
57. BOOK CREATION APPS
Book Creators with Audio
‣My Story - Book Maker ($1.99)
‣eBook Creator ($3.99)
‣Writer’s Studio ($4.99)
‣Story Buddy ($4.99)
‣Creative Book Builder ($3.99)
‣Demibooks Composer ($1.99)
58. BOOK CREATION APPS
‣Writer’s Studio
($4.99)
- good drawing tools and clipart for
younger students
Clipart!
‣Bookabi (free/in app purchases) - includes clipart for younger students,
transfer via iTunes or email (no audio on PDF)
59. BOOK CREATION APPS
Collin’s Big Cat Series (free)
‣Create stories
using
backgrounds,
objects,
characters, text,
record audio
‣ No option to
save projects
outside of the app
60. BOOK CREATION APPS
Favorite Free “Book” Creators
‣Haiku Deck (free) - presentations
‣BookPress (free) - no audio
‣StoryKit (free)
‣SPOKEnPhoto (free) - no text
61. BOOK CREATION APPS
Haiku Deck (free)
‣Haiku Deck - presentation
maker
‣Search for images in app!
‣Beautiful text
‣Save online
‣Export as a Powerpoint/
Keynote file, can import into
other apps
‣Link to Jerboas Example
62. BOOK CREATION APPS
Bookpress
(free)
‣Must create account to use.
‣Use template or customize.
Flexible usage of text. Add photos
from camera, camera roll, or clipart.
No audio recording.
‣Share to their cloud or via email,
Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Can also
purchase physical copy of book.
‣Read book in app or online.
BookPress example link
63. BOOK CREATION APPS
StoryKit
‣Create storybooks
that include photos,
drawing, text, and
audio
‣View on the iPad
‣Easy to upload to
free internet page as
images with buttons
to listen to audio
(free)
64. BOOK CREATION APPS
SPOKEnPHOTO (free)
‣Create free account
‣Add photos, record
audio for each image
(no text)
‣Saves to account,
view online or in app
‣Example: Snowmen
All Year
Use projects that
you already do, turn into a book!
65. BOOK CREATION APPS
French Haiku using StoryKit
‣From French teacher Renee
Wood
‣Adopt an Escargot project
‣Easy way for students to
publish photo, audio, and
text
66. BOOK CREATION APPS
Book Creator for iPad ($4.99)
‣Add text, pictures
(from camera roll),
record audio, add
video, hyperlinks,
combine books
‣Export as epub
document directly to
iBooks or to Dropbox
‣ Link to our
elementary collection
of eBooks
Let each student
contribute one page
68. Poetry Anthology
• Compiled in Book Creator
app - text and audio
• Used multiple apps to create
images and video
• Published book in iTunes
Bookstore
Still Images: Phonto, LabelBox, Comic Life,
Drawing Box, PolyFrame
Videos: FaceJack, PuppetPals, Tellagami,
30Hands
69. BOOK CREATION
Using iBooks Author on
a Mac to create books
for IBooks
‣Design your
own multimedia
multitouch
books from
templates!
‣Link: Mystery
of the Howling
Hoodoos
70. BOOK CREATION
Jay Bosch’s World War II History
‣Created with
iBooks Author
on a Mac
Computer
‣Free for
download
worldwide!
72. TALKING CHARACTERS
FaceJack
‣Upload a picture and record
audio to create a talking face!
‣Uses: biographies,
autobiographies, personal
narratives, book characters,
creative writing
‣Currently not in iTunes,
other options: Face Talk or
iFunFace
($1.99)
74. TALKING CHARACTERS
I am Brave like a Lion
‣Photographed lion
face created in art class.
Then used FaceJack to
record a way they are
brave (with teacher
help).
‣Clips combined by
teacher using Splice
video editing app.
81. ANIMATED STORIES
Animated Talking Stories
‣Toontastic (free, full version $12.99)
‣Puppet Pals (free with Wild West theme,
additional themes $2.99)
‣Sock Puppets (free, additional features
$3.99)
‣Art Maker ($0.99)
82. ANIMATED STORIES
Puppet Pals
(free/$2.99)
‣Record audio as you move the characters with your
finger to animate them
‣Comes with a small selection of characters and
backgrounds
‣Need to purchase the Director’s Pass ($2.99) to add
your own background
‣Can add student photos as the characters.
Puppet Pals 2
($4.99)
‣Create moving puppets, add your face to a puppet
83. ANIMATED STORIES
Story Elements using Puppet Pals
‣Project by 5th grade
teacher Carrie Fair
‣Students wr0te script
and created cartoon
video of the climax of
book
‣Background created in
Doodle Buddy app
84. ANIMATED STORIES
US Regions State Tour using
Puppet Pals
‣Project by 4th grade
teacher Denise Bourque
‣Students researched a
state and wrote script
‣Backgrounds
downloaded from web
using Safari app
85. ANIMATED STORIES
Kindergarten First Thanksgiving
Puppet Pals
‣Kindergarteners
recorded puppet play
about what they learned
about Thanksgiving.
86. ANIMATED STORIES
French Fairy Tales using Puppet
Pals
‣Project by French
teacher Renee Wood
‣Students write and
then record a fairy
tale in French.
87. ANIMATED STORIES
Book Trailers using Puppet Pals
‣Students create a
book trailer to
introduce a mystery
book that they
wrote.
88. ANIMATED STORIES
Puppet Pals 2
($4.99)
‣Create moving
puppets, add your
talking face to a
puppet!
‣Save to camera
roll
‣Cannot add your
own backgrounds
89. ANIMATED STORIES
Bible Buddies
‣Create puppet
shows with Bible
characters
‣From the same
company as Puppet
Pals
‣Example: The Fiery
Furnace
(free/$3.99)
90. ANIMATED STORIES
Toontastic
(Free/$12.99 All Access Pass)
Animated stories broken down
into easy to follow directions with
audio.
Comes with many settings and
characters, including option to
paint your own.
New camera allows you to add
photos for backgrounds and
characters.
Share finished videos to
Toontastic’s website with free
account.
Tall Tale Story The Forest Fire
91. ANIMATED STORIES
Toontastic
Tour of Zambia:
‣incorporates social
studies research
‣ student drawn
characters and objects
‣by 6th grader Khari
(Free/$12.99 All Access Pass)
92. ANIMATED STORIES
Sock Puppets
‣Talking Socks! Crazy
voices!
‣Second grade teachers
Mark Steer and Ruth
Bennefield use to review
math facts and
vocabulary words.
(Free/$3.99)
94. SCREENCASTING APPS
Screencasting apps
‣Show Me (free)
‣Screen Chomp (free)
‣Explain Everything ($2.99)
Has many features not available in free apps
‣Educreations (free) - in app search for images
‣Knowmia/Teach (free) - in app search for images
95. SCREENCASTING APPS
Basic Screencasting
(One screen, no text boxes)
‣Screen Chomp (free)
‣Show Me (free)
‣Ask3 (free)
If using shared devices, log them all in to
class account in advance!
96. SCREENCASTING APPS
Show Me Math Tutorials
‣Fifth grade student
created tutorials as
review for MAP
testing
‣Free account
‣Publishes directly to
ShowMe website
98. SCREENCASTING APPS
Show Me + FeltBoard
‣Kindergarten
pictures created with
FeltBoard app, saved
to camera roll
‣Opened pictures in
ShowMe, recorded
story
‣Published to
ShowMe website
99. SCREENCASTING APPS
Advanced Screencasting
‣Educreations (free)
‣Knowmia/Teach (free)
Both have:
text boxes
in app search for images
record multiple slides
Knowmia/Teach lets you redo audio!
Cannot save to camera roll! Publish via account
101. SCREENCASTING APPS
Flexible Screencasting
These let you save to the camera roll!
‣Explain Everything ($2.99)
Has many features not available in free apps
‣Doceri (free)
No text box
‣Doodlecast Pro ($3.99)
Save to Dropbox, no text box
103. SCREENCASTING APPS
Screencasts of iPad
Screen
‣xRec (no longer in U.S. store)
Records directly on iPad
‣Reflector
Software, not an app!
Mirrors to computer, record with
Quicktime or other screen capture software
104. VIDEO APPS
Favorite Video apps
‣Splice (free/$3.99)
‣iMovie ($4.99)
‣Vimeo (free)
‣Vintagio ($1.99)
105. VIDEO APPS
Front Facing Camera
‣Use for student
reflections after a
lesson, reality TV
style!
‣Practice for speeches
107. VIDEO APPS
Splice
(free/additional features for purchase)
‣Easy and fast app to edit
multiple video clips and images
together
‣Add simple titles, transitions,
record audio, and add music
‣Free version contains ads
‣Export projects to camera roll
109. VIDEO APPS
iMovie
($4.99)
‣Full featured, easy
movie editing on the
iPad!
‣Add text, transitions,
and effects to your
projects
link to video
‣Save projects to camera
roll or upload directly to
Youtube or Vimeo
110. VIDEO APPS
Create Video Tutorials
‣Easy way to give
multiple
directions for
projects.
‣Use iPad case as
a tripod when
recording.
‣Can replay
video as students
work.
link to view video
111. VIDEO APPS
Physics Lab Report
‣Students in Gary Faust’s
high school physics class
use iMovie to document
a physics lab activity.
117. VIDEO APPS
Vintagio
($2.99)
‣Record videos with oldfashioned silent film effects!
‣Edit multiple clips together, add
titles, and add music appropriate
to a silent movie.
‣Use to create realistic movies/
slideshows of historical events.
119. iAm Video
VIDEO APPS
‣Middle school student self-reflection video using video
effect apps, edited in iMovie to add titles, music
‣Part of the iAm project on iTunes
121. VIDEO APPS
Outsiders Photo Album
from English teacher Nancy Horlings
Video by Andrew
‣Uses a variety of photo apps to create the photos
(Edited in iMovie app)
122. VIDEO APPS
Outsiders Photo Album
from English teacher Nancy Horlings
Video by Jack
‣Uses a variety of photo apps to create the photos
(Edited in Final Cut, but could do in iMovie app)
123. VIDEO APPS
To Kill a Mockingbird
from English teacher Katie Beth Hostetter
Video by Kenan, Donald, Christian, and Aldred
Combines live video, photos from internet, edited in iMovie on iPad
Music and Rap created/recorded in GarageBand on iPad
124. MANAGEMENT/HINTS
Publish to your Digital
Hallway!
‣Publish to blog using Wordpress app.
‣Use Vimeo app to upload video projects directly from iPad.
‣Use apps with accounts that publish to web: Fotobabble,
Audioboo, Toontastic, Showme, Educreation, Knowmia,
SPOKEnPHOTO
‣See my Elementary APPtitude blog for examples of iPad
published projects!
125. MANAGEMENT/HINTS
Student Publication
‣Edmodo
- Free online educational community
similar to Facebook. Students can post many kinds
of projects directly from iPad. Free app.
‣Kidblog - Free blogging platform geared for
students. Students could post projects to their blog.
Free app.