1. Creating Online Stories for Kids Jennifer N. Brown October 13, 2011

2. Agenda  Review from our last workshop  Needs Assessments – I received 13/27  Enjoying Online Stories  Creating Online Stories  Next workshop: Sharing the Stories with the Class

3. Enjoying Online Stories  http://tinyurl.com/literacyblog (good index of online literature)  http://www.merlot.org (great search engine) http://www.starfall.com (preschool/kindergarten) http://www.magickeys.com/books (kids of all ages) http://agendaweb.org See “Reading” (all ages) http://www.eastoftheweb.com (all ages)

4. Creating Online Books  Some examples: http://www.bookemon.com/book-samples/Children

5. Your Assignment  Each of you will work in groups of two to create an online story  Find a partner  5 minutes: Discuss with your partner the theme of the story.  What is the story about?  Who are the characters?  What happens?  How old are the readers?

6. Creating Online Stories  Create and distribute online books for free  Go to http://www.bookemon.com  Sign up for a free account (one account per group)

7. Getting Started 1.Click “Create” 2.Choose a Category

8. Choose a template 3. Click “Select the template”

9. Fill out Product Information 4. Click “Continue” two times

10. Orientation to the Workspace  http://www.bookemon.com/my_books.php http://www.bookemon.com/my_books.php

11. Homework  Finish a short book and email the link to me by ______________ (brown.jennie@gmail.com)  In our next workshop, present the book to the class  These slides are posted at http://grou.ps/callinchile