Week#6 – Storytelling & Storybook Resources

There are an ever-growing number of online tools and resources related to digital storyingtelling.
This week, your task is to check out and experiment with some of these. Remember to Diigo anything you find potentially useful.

For comprehensive lists of resources, check out the
Digital Storytelling Guide
and
Reading Resources

—-Abridged Lists—

Sources of Books/Reading Materials

International Children’s Digital Library ChildrensLibrary.org
The Alien
1000’s of children’s books from around the world , sortable by age level and book type.

Story Online Storylineonline.net

Videos of famous people reading storybooks. Includes printable handouts with activities, but not the original text of the books.
StoryBird Storybird.com
Seven Ways to Survive School

Allows users to make their own visual stories using contributed illustrations. Thousands of user generated stories to read and discuss.
FreeKidsBooks Freekidsbooks.org Free downloadable storybooks.

BooksShouldbeFree.com
Public domain audio books available for browsing. Easy to search, nice interface.

Booksie Young Adult Section http://www.booksie.com/young_adult
Example: A different Twilight and a different Bella
40,000+ plus short stories, novels, and essays written and published by users. Other users can comment on stories (which usually includes very authentic teenage language.

Storybuilding Tools