Go to the Software Central Site provided by NCTE to get information on what software would suit your requirements.
Read evaluations of software such as Write On for Windows Check out Irish based Software Providers: Diskovery EdTech
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Overview - Slideshow of the Creative Writing Multimedia Project 07 (Large file10GB) |
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A multimedia project was conducted using the 2Create a Story software program with 5th and 6th class students. They created multimedia books for Senior Infants and for 2nd Class students and presented the stories to their audience using the school's new interactive whiteboard. You can see in the slideshow the process followed to integrate the use of multimedia and the creative writing process in an Irish primary school.
It was a challenging project and an enjoyable journey as the students developed confidence and competence in the expression of their creative voices.
Click on the links below to have a look at some stories created by 5th and 6th Class students for Infants - using 2Create a Story multimedia authoring software. |
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'Eye of the Tiger' by Laura 'Cat in the Cinema' by Grace 'Future Dinosaurs' by Kevin 'Troy' by Paul (Adobe Flash Player is needed to read books)  |
Come and read the stories the 5th and 6th Class students created for Second Class students.
The author Sara introduces her story. Click here for video clip.
| 'The Big Smelly Giant' by Sara 'The Big Bully' by Edel 'Adam and the Hidden Island' by Anas 'The Missing Horse' by Gemma |
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'The Lost Dog' by Laura 'The Ghost' by Grace 'Draco' by Kevin 'The Race' by Paul |
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Have you seen the Overview Slideshow of the Creative Writing Multimedia Project? |
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Useful websites for Creative Writing Ideas
1. Eduplace - Wacky Web Tales
These Wacky Web Tales are geared for grades 3 and above.
Check back monthly for new tales!
Wacky Web Tale - New Years Resolution New Years Resolutions
2. Story It - Story Starters Can you finish the stories?
3. Scoilnet - Reading and Storytelling Scoilnet - Reading and Storytelling
Scoilnet - Wiki Submit your story to Scoilnet’s Wiki
4. Writing Fix - Animals Acting Funny Student/Writer Instructions: Hit each button below, and you'll be given a situation you can write about.
Write a story, paragraph, or poem when you find a crazy animal that makes you smile.
Writing Fix -Setting the game
5. Creativity Portal - Story Prompts If you don't like the first prompt that appears, just click on "Next Prompt."
6. Story Line On Line BookPals Storyline Online. Listen to the story books read by famous people.
7. Friendly Net - Adventure story Dunbar Bound! WELCOME TO THE SCOOP ADVENTURE PAGE
8. Teaching Ideas - Story Prompts Creative Writing Prompts collection of writing prompts and story starters for writers. Writing Traditional Stories from a Different Point of View
9. Teaching Ideas - Story Starters This page contains a number of story starters which can be used for the Magic Pen activity (or as a stimulus for creative writing).
10. Sheldon Oberman's Website
Fill in the missing rhymes - creative poetry Add the missing rhymes in the poems.
11. Geocities Tongue Twisters Tongue Twister database
12. Memaw's Corner Memaw's Creative Writing Corner for elementary school teachers
13. Real Kids - Writing Keys Keys to Writing Success
Real Kids - Authors
14. 100 Quick Writing Ideas A list of ideas for journal topics.
15. DigiTales Lots of resources to help students craft a digital story is here: models, procedures, rubrics.
16. Writing Plans from the Teacher's Desk These writing activities are designed for 5th and 6th graders.
17. Using Favorite Songs as Prompts http://www.writingproject.org/pub/nwpr/quarterly/2001no2/fulton.html Students draw ideas for fiction from the themes of popular music. This lesson is part of the National Writing Project.
18. Top 10 Questions for Creating Believable Characters
Questions to help beginning writers create more rounded characters.
19. Teaching Creative Writing Links to teacher-tested ideas for both poetry and narrative writing.
20. Guidelines for English Writing Primary Curriculum Support Programme - Writing
21. Read Write Think Lots of useful resources and interactive activities to help children with the writing process. Student interactive material on Read Write Think website
Brainstorm Map
Essay Map
Drama Map
Story Map
BioCube
Circle Plot
Rewrite Fairy Tales
Writing Genre Chart
Writing Rubric
Writing Rubric - 4th Grade
Correcting and Proofreading Checklist
Lesson Plans
How to write! Motivating students to write for a real purpose.
Behind the scenes with Cinderella
This is my voice.
Teaching audience through interactive writing.
Reader's Theatre
Lights, Camera, Action! Interviewing a Book Character.
From Fact to Fiction! Drawing and writing stories.
Empowering Fiction Writers.
Writing Criteria Checklist
Collaborative Stories.
Building a Learning Community
22. Tips for great storywriting.
