PARTNERSHIPS CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS ......Book Creator, Toontastic, Popplet Lite, Stop Motion...

developing PARTNERSHIPS building CAPACITY supporting STUDENTS implementing TECHNOLOGY


Using Apps for Social Stories-Digital Storytelling

School District 39- Vancouver School Board

February 19, 2018


Introductions

Alanna Wasylkiw

Tier 2 Provincial Teacher

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


After Share

http://learningnetwork.setbc.org/awasylkiw/



1. Digital Storytelling :• Book Creator• Toontastic• Popplet Lite• Stop Motion Studio

2. Social Stories• Social Story Creator and Library• Choiceworks


Learning Objectives

1. Gain a basic understanding of the following digital storytelling apps: Book Creator, Toontastic, Popplet Lite, Stop Motion

2. Time to explore social story apps, Choiceworks and Social Story Creator and Library

3. Walk away more comfortable using iPads to support students’ digital storytelling goals

developing PARTNERSHIPS ● building CAPACITY ● supporting STUDENTS ● implementing TECHNOLOGY

Ice Breaker

• Take one or two candies as they are passed around.

• Please do not eat them (yet!)

developing PARTNERSHIPS ● building CAPACITY ● supporting STUDENTS ● implementing TECHNOLOGY

Ice Breaker

• Take turns introducing yourselves. Start with your name, and then add one fact for each piece of candy you have:• RED or PINK: Your favorite hobbies• GREEN: Your favorite place on earth • YELLOW: Your favorite memory• PURPLE: Your dream job when you were a kid• BLUE or BLACK: Your favorite thing to do in the summer• ORANGE: Wildcard (Tell us anything about yourself!)


Kahoot.it


Pair and Share

• What apps have you used with students?

• What are the pros and cons of those apps?


Self Reflection

• What strategies do you use to support digital storytelling in the classroom?

• How do you want to help students better express themselves through digital storytelling?


What is a Social Story?

• Carol Gray- 1991

• Describes a social situation, skill, or concept (according to Gray’s 10 criteria)

• Goal: Share accurate information meaningfully and safely, promoting true social understanding


Carol Gray’s 10 Criteria


Carol Gray Website

• http://carolgraysocialstories.com/social-stories/

• The Social Story Quiz

• It’s NOT a Social Story if…

• The History of Social Stories

• Read: Social Stories 10.2 (2014) http://carolgraysocialstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Social-Stories-10.0-10.2-Comparison-Chart.pdf

http://carolgraysocialstories.com/social-stories/http://carolgraysocialstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Social-Stories-10.0-10.2-Comparison-Chart.pdf


Social Stories- Pair and Share

• What types of social stories have you created for students?

• Are students involved in creating the social story?


Social Story Example

• http://carolgraysocialstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/3.-What-Is-a-Tragedy.pdf

• https://carolgraysocialstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/15.-Learning-About-Skunks-and-Sterotypes.pdf

• https://carolgraysocialstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/5.-What-Autism-Means-and-What-It-Doesnt-Version-A.pdf

http://carolgraysocialstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/3.-What-Is-a-Tragedy.pdfhttps://carolgraysocialstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/15.-Learning-About-Skunks-and-Sterotypes.pdfhttps://carolgraysocialstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/5.-What-Autism-Means-and-What-It-Doesnt-Version-A.pdf


Digital Storytelling

•Book Creator

•Toontastic

•Popplet Lite

•Stop Motion


Free App for Learning:Book Creator


What is Book Creator?

• Digital book

• Open-ended

• Evergreen app

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ-oIecAHMs

Screenshot from:

http://bookcreator.com/education/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ-oIecAHMs


Features

• Customize your page

• Add text

• Add photos and images from:

• iPad photo library

• iPad’s Camera

• WebScreenshots from http://bookcreator.com/ipad/


Features cont.

• Add video and music, and even record your voice

• Use the pen tool to draw and annotate your book

• Choose from portrait, landscape or square book sizes

Screenshots from http://bookcreator.com/ipad/


How to share your book

• Export it into iBooks (most popular), PDF, or Video

• Send your book by email

• AirDrop to iPhone, iPad or Macbook

• Use a cloud service such as Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud Drive

Screenshots from http://bookcreator.com/ipad/


Essentials

• Create a new book

• Add pages

• Save/export your book


Student-based Options

• Customize your page

• Add and customize text

• Add visuals to your page

• Add voice notes

Screenshot from:

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/book-creator-for-ipad/id442378070?mt=8


Case Studies and Tutorials

• Examples of how teachers used Book Creator in their classroom in various subject areas

• http://bookcreator.com/education/case-studies/

• https://bookcreator.com/ipad/

http://bookcreator.com/education/case-studies/https://bookcreator.com/ipad/


What is Toontasic?

• 3D Story-telling app

• Open-ended


Toontastic

• Sample: • https://toontastic.withgoogle.com/

https://toontastic.withgoogle.com/


Features

• Choose or design a setting

• Choose or design characters

• Plot your story


Features cont.

• Animate and Narrate

• Mix your soundtrack


Sharing and Exporting

• Export your finished product into your photo library as a video

• From there:• AirDrop to iPhone, iPad

or Macbook

• Email


Start a new creation and pick a storyline


Pick a scene, customize up to 7 scenes


Pick a or create a setting


Pick or create your characters


Record your scene for one minute


Set the mood by choosing music


Repeat for all scenes and name your story


Sharing and Exporting

• Export your finished product into your photo library

• From there:• AirDrop to iPhone, iPad

or Macbook

• Email


Integration ideas

• Book reports

• Science reports

• Historical reenactments

• Biographies

• Social Lessons

Ideas from https://toontastic.withgoogle.com/tips

• Vocab/dialogue practice

• Create tutorials

• Explain projects

• Morning reports

• Summarize a story

• Show thinking


Popplet Lite

• Concept maps

• Text/drawings/media

• Activate prior knowledge

• Pre-writing activity

• Tutorial:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QXpkoWUFCo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QXpkoWUFCo


Stop Motion Studio

• Create high definition stop motion movies

• Choose from different movie effects

• Frame-by-frame preview at different speeds


Tell a Story

Use an app to write a social story usingan example from Carol Grey, or writeyour own!

• Book Creator• Toontastic• Popplet Lite• Stop Motion Studio


Social Stories

• Choiceworks• Visual Schedules and Social Stories

• Social Story Creator and Library• Create social stories and visual schedules

• 20 pre-made social stories


THANK YOU!


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http://learningnetwork.setbc.org/awasylkiw/mailto:[email protected]


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