Not 1:1? No Problem! Former iOS apps Adobe Voice and Adobe Slate have become part of of the Spark family. The new Adobe Spark suite includes Spark Video (formerly Voice), Spark Page (formerly Slate), and Spark Post (which was just Post before). With the creation of the new Spark Suite, these amazing creation tools are now web friendly! Get started at https://spark.adobe.com/

The new streamlined Spark interface allows to seamlessly create a Post, Page, or Video from one location.



Better yet, your Spark project library houses all of your Posts, Pages and Videos in one place!

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.

Students at Northwood geared up all December to pitch their toy to be inducted into the Strong Museum National Toy Hall of Fame. Each group presented on why their toy meets all the criteria to be the 60th toy inducted.

This year, in addition to a toy display board and presentation, students used the apps Adobe Voice and Adobe Slate to support their claim for their toy. The presentations were superb! Here are just a few of the presentations that really display the creativity and ingenuity behind the project. Think about all the ways you could use these awesome tools!

Paper

Clue

Scooter

Chalk

Check out Chalk's Adobe Slate: Chalk Adobe Slate

Nerf

Check out Nerf's Adobe Slate:Nerf Adobe Slate

Jenga

Check out Jenga's Adobe Slate:Jenga Adobe Slate

Operation

Check out Operation's Adobe Slate:Operation Adobe Slate