Three great tools for writing with students

Adobe Slate

1. Adobe slate - Web and App. Beautiful app and website that allows you to combine a combination of text, images, video and links to create a one page scrolling website. Jen Roberts at Nowthwood used Adobe slate for informational text writing with her sixth graders. Once students publish their Slates they get a public URL to share or link to. Students will need to create an Adobe ID, passwords require eight characters and our case sensitive. We recommend First initial(capital) last initial and 6 digits ex: Jg000000

Check out some amazing student examples

https://slate.adobe.com/cp/x456E/
https://slate.adobe.com/cp/7NHTX/
https://slate.adobe.com/cp/ZrLwe/
https://slate.adobe.com/cp/B99zr/

Creating an Adobe Slate

2. Storybird

Storybird - Web only but is Mobile friendly. Create beautiful chapter books, picture books and poetry with your students. Sign up as a teacher and invite students to join your class. Students will be able to read each other's stories. You can even invite parents to join with a view link and password. Use Storybird's art collection to inspire you writing.

Steps for Creating a Story with Storybird

Video Guides

Creating a story:
Storybird guide on how to create a story
https://storybird.com/blog/2015/11/how-create-picture-book/

Setting up a class:
Storybird guide on how to set up a class: https://storybird.com/blog/2015/10/how-create-class-storybird/

3. Story Creator

Story Creator- Free App. Allows you to draw or upload local images for your story. You can add text as well as voice recording on each page. When you are done you can share or publish your story.