Assignment+brainstorming

We're going to do fairy stories. We're going to ask students to make a new ending to traditional fairytale stories. Minus: too many choices Possible choices: Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, The Ginger Bread Man, Three Billy Goats Gruff,
 * Do we let the kids choose the stories plus: they can pick a story they like
 * Do we give the kids a range to choose from: Plus: they're still able to select a book themsleves, makes presentation time more engaging because it's not 20+ versions of the same story.

What are we going to use to make our stories? What technologies? Powerpoint, xtranormal, toondoo, video, wikis blogs

powerpoint, wiki and toondoo all allow kids to present story in a book like layout. We like these. We're going to need to provide an example from the technologies. We can do one technology example each and discuss results.

We need to work out target year level, literacy lesson on narratives. Jodie-try toondoo with a new ending for The Three Little Pigs, from the part where going to huff and puff on the brick house. Ang- wiki with a new ending from The Ginger Bread Man.


 * =**Toondoo -**=
 * **benefits**
 * a comic strip or story can be created very easily
 * others can edit the work done
 * it can be published to everyone, just chosen friends or kept private


 * **pitfalls -**
 * very limited with the toons.
 * You can only use the toons in the list. eg. when the wolf was blowing down the house i could,t find a picture of a demolished house.
 * There is no sound
 * cannot use your own pictures

Have discovered you can upload your own pictures and chenge then around, also use of a paintbrush to add creativity.


 * Pedagogical use: tags; exploring learning; previous experience with technology; familiarity with fairytales prior to lesson; explored ways to find pictures.