Today was the first day of the Internet Curriculum Project (ICP) presentations for my Literacy and Technology class. Eight students were presenting their topics today, and I was one of these eight. My presentation was on the sites Scrapblog.com and Glogster.com and how these sites can inspire creative writing in students. The other presenters did [...]

Three facts about digital storytelling are:
1. They allow students to creatively publish their assignments
2. Photo Story 3 was a GREAT program to use
3. They can be shared across the internet which motivates students to do well

I have been and am currently working on a presentation that I am supposed to be conducting on Monday in my Literacy and Technology class. This presentation is on the use of Scrapblog.com and Glogster.com to inspire creative writing in students. I feel that both of these sites have great features, but so far, I find Scrapblog to be easier to [...]

I created my first online quiz using the site ProProf.com. This site was free and easy to use. I signed up and created a very short (five question) quiz in just minutes. I like this site because it gives the user the option of creating a quiz containing multiple choice, fill-in and/or essay-type questions. I also [...]

Engrade Snapshot 
I recently created an account with Engrade.com where teachers are able to keep track of their grades online. This online grading software was very easy to use and when creating an account, you are walked through step-by-step. My favorite thing about this site is that it is completely free!!! 
Some of the features that I liked about [...]

I recently used the program Photostory 3 to create a digital story for my Literacy and Technology class. I greatly enjoyed creating this, and I am looking forward to creating more in the future. This program was extremely easy to use, and it was free! I know that with some of the other digital story programs out [...]