Creative+writing+website+links

Here are some great links to great sites

1. Write collaborative stories very easily. PrimaryPad is a web based word processor that allows students and teachers to work together in real time. Great for joint constructions and group story writing. [|http://primarypad.com]

2. Inspiring ways of using primary pad in the classroom []

3. Inspiring writing []

4. This looks like a page where one can create text and turn it into a web page. []

5. A blogpost about creating digital magazines and newspapers. []

6. This is a wiki that has a wonderful collection of Web 2.0 tools one can use to create online stories. It also has lists of many other Web 2.0 tools such as audio tools, slideshow tools, drwing tools etc. http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Writing+Tools

7. This is a Google Docs presentation highlighting 20 interesting ways to support writing in the classroom. It has been put together by Tom Barrett but has ideas friom many different teachers. []

8. This is a ‘Young Novelist’s workbook’ for elementary schools. It culd be used for a creative writing club, for example. []

9. Storybirds are short, visual stories that you make to share on the net. []

10. As a teacher you can create one of these for each member of your class quite easily. There’s bno charge, and there’s plenty of clipart et to illustrate the stories. []

11. This is the Sciptfrenzy’s young writer’s programme and it looks very interesting to try out. []

12. This is a collection of book trailers to inspire reading. This is a very quaint way of doing a book report. []

13. This is a book report from a grade 5 student in his blog which links to the booktrailer site mentioned above. []

14. Plenty of ideas for doing book reports with a difference []

15. This site provides 729 story starters for children. []

16. This story starter site is for people of all ages and has over 1 million ideas. []

17. This is a brainstormer to get a student thinking. []

18. write an instant interactive monster story []

19. Create interactive comics []

20. Fun fairytale generator. Great for narratives!! Looks great []

21. Character Generator []

22. Creating a narrative – use big screen with sound. Growing your won stories from a story plant []

23. FICTION WITH A TWIST blog – narrative writing []

24. Jenny Eather’s writing for fun new site []

25. Web 2.0 tools and examples of their use in digital story telling http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools

26. Literacy circles wiki – a collection of book summaries []

27. A book to help you share your photo resources. []

28. A comic maker []

29. This is a collection of ten great sites for creating digitasl media and newspapers. []