My+Story+Maker

My story maker is a creative writing web 2.0 tool. It is a great way for students to express their creativity by creating a picture book using different characters and props. This would a great tool to use in elementary classrooms.

This is the actual link to the my story maker website: My story maker My personal story can be found by searching the library on the main story maker page for story #965158. My story can also be downloaded here:
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 * *My story maker can be used with all elementary grade levels. || *Once you create a story book, it will only be saved to the website for a month. You must be sure to download it to your computer. || *The most obvious use of my story maker is to use for creative writing and creative expression. ||
 * *My story maker is fun and can get students excited about creative writing and developing a story with a beginning, middle and end. || *My story maker is suited more for literacy development and might be challenging to implement into other content areas. || *My story maker can be used in other subjects. For example, students can use the silly characters to retell an event in history. They could create fictional characters that were at the event and make sure to include factual information. ||
 * *My story maker is free and is easy to manipulate. It has lots of pre-selected characters, props, and settings that can be used to help aid in story telling. || *My story maker has so many choices of characters, backgrounds, props and settings, it can be somewhat distracting. Some students might have a hard time creating their story because they may be caught up in the design aspect. || *My story maker can be used with struggling writers and readers. It allows students to write their own stories, but the site also creates sentences based on the character you choose and the action you make it perform. This feature will allow students to see sentence structure that is created for them. ||