While evaluating some PD sites today, I came across ZooBurst (www.zooburst.com) on Heidi Hayes Jacobs' Curriculum 21 site (www.curriculum21.com). This tool allows students to create pop-up books using the clipart on the site, or by uploading their own photos. I had a little play, and VOILÀ...had the first page completed in very short order.
I went for the FREE version, which, of course, has very limited capabilities. The Premium version has lots of bells and whistles--like the capability to add voice, sounds, and to create a profile for each student.
Here it is: To view use this password: crane50
You can rotate the book to get a different view. Click on the speech bubbles to see what I haeve to say about each picture. Kind of cool, no? I'm thinking this might be a really good tool for ELLs or FSL. Hope I will be able to use this with 'real' kids soon!
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