Thursday, April 22, 2010

Interactive and Adapted Book Resources 1-10

For this post I am considering adapted books to be books that are written in a format that is easy for students with cognitive or physical disabilities to access/understand.  Not all sites will fit both criteria but hopefully this will be a useful list.

NYC Department of Education Adapted Books-This site has books in a variety of formats including Boardmaker (must have program to run) on a wide range of topics that would be appropriate for learners from K-12.

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh My StoryMaker-Fun way for students to create own books.  They can move the characters and assign them actions, the program writes the story.  This cannot be done independently with non-readers but would be very fun as a collaborative project or as a SmartBoard/SmartTable activitiy.

Story Maker Myths and Legends- You can read one of the already made stories or make your own.  Audio Support available for most stories.

Very Emergent Readers Bookshop- this site is exactly what is says, a place to download printable materials for emergent and not so emergent readers.

StoryBird- a great place for you to create on-line stories or read stories that others have written.  Graphic choices are fabulous.

On-Line Bookshelf- a collection of adapted book sites.

The Art of Storytelling The Delaware Art Museum- this site uses are as inspiration for people to write.  I particularly like the Picture a Story section where students can follow a template to create a story and record it when they are finished.

MSNucleaus Storybooks- free storybooks that teach science, very appropriate for students with more intense cognitive disabiliites.

Beowolf for Beginners- Beowolf told in a way that is much easier to understand

The Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling University of Houston- a resource that gives examples of and takes you through the process of using Web2.0 applications to create digital stories.

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