When studying elements of plot for stories, there are so many ways that the students could use this tool. When studying setting, students could take pictures of different settings for a story, and then add their personal voice recording for what type of story could be written in the particular setting. Students could also dress up like characters in the story, take pictures of themselves, and then record an important part that the character says in the book. Also, students could draw postcards of places within a story, and then create voice recordings from the character to other characters within the book. Students could create a talking photo journal when creating original short stories.
Fotobabble would also be a great tool to allow students to send personal messages to future students. They could take a picture of an activity or assignment that they really enjoyed and then create a message of why it was meaningful to them. This tool would also be a great way to remember field trips. Students could create voice recordings for different photo shots of class field trips.
Diane,
ReplyDeleteFor years I have used picture prompting for writing. I have spent countless hours cutting up National Geographic magazines, gluing them on card stock and laminating them. You have just given me a teaching tip which will save me time and also give more choices based on interest to my future students. Hooray!!!