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Digital Storytelling Blogging Resources Suggested and Related Reading An Invitation

Digital Storytelling Resources (Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 6)

Student Exemplars (and other repositories of digital stories):

Practice Makes Perfect (by Connor)
Confessions of a High School Graduate (by Lauren)
Threads of Gratitude (by Ashley)
Apple Student Gallery (Collection of student work)
Digitales (Collection of stories - US)
9/11 Digital Archives (Collection of artifacts and stories)
Capture Wales (Collection of stories - BBC)
Flickr Memory Maps

Sample Assessment Rubric

Center for Digital Storytelling Storyboard Template

MovieMaker Tutorial (Part One and Part Two)

Blogging Resources (Chapter 7)

Where to set up a blog:

Blogger.com
Bloglines (A blog aggregator - similar to Google Reader)
Learner Blogs (Free blogs for k-12 students)
PhotoBlog Resources and Examples
Why blogs in the classroom?
Secret Life of Bees Weblog
Flickr.com

Sample Assessment Rubric

Related and Suggested Reading

Allen, J. (1999). Words, Words, Words. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.

Allington, R. (2006). What Really Matters for Struggling Readers. (2nd Edition) Allyn & Bacon.

Beers, Kylene. (2002). When Kids Can’t Read. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Beck, I., McKeown, M, & L. Kucan. (2002). Bringing Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction. NY: Guilford Press.

Bomer, K. (2006). Writing a Life. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Daniels, H. (2004). Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in the Student-Centered Classroom. (Second Edition). Portland, ME: Stenhouse.

Harvey, S. (2000). Strategies that Work: Teaching Comprehension to Increase Understanding. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.

Keene, E. L., & Zimmerman, S. (1997). Mosaic of thought: Teaching comprehension in a Reader's Workshop. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Laminack, L. & R. Wadsworth. (2006). Reading under the influence. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Lesene, T. (2006). Naked Reading. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.

Rief, L. (1992). Seeking Diversity. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Rosenblatt, L. (2004). Making meaning with texts. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Stahl, K. & M. McKenna. (2006). Reading research at work: Foundations of effective practice. NY: Guilford.

Tovani, C. (2004). Do I really have to teach reading? Portland, ME: Stenhouse.