UtellStory looks like an amazing digital storytelling application

Submitted by Fiona Beal
I am always on the lookout for interesting ways to get our students reading, writing, or creating in one way or another. Today I came across UtellStory and I must say I really want to try out this application. I have embedded their example of what a Utellstory can look like from the opening page of their website (http://www.utellstory.com) below.  

How to create a story
UtellStory has a 'how to' video on You Tube which explains how to go about creating a story. I like the fact that the final product can be shared and/or can be embedded on a blog. Here is he video.



Is UtellStory free?That is always the compelling question! Fortunately the website informs us that they have free and paid options as shown below

So, why not join me and give UtellStory a try?

More inspiration: ‘Here’s to the crazy ones–think different’

Submitted by Fiona Beal
I always enjoy these videos that have an inspirational message. This one is said to be narrated by Steve Jobs and it features Albert Einstein, Bob Dylan, Martin Luther King, Jr., Richard Branson, John Lennon (with Yoko Ono), Buckminster Fuller, Thomas Edison, Muhammad Ali, Ted Turner, Maria Callas, Mahatma Gandhi, Amelia Earhart, Alfred Hitchcock, Martha Graham, Jim Henson (with Kermit the Frog), Frank Lloyd Wright and Pablo Picasso. The young girl at the end is Shaan Sahota

The message - don't be afraid to think differently

What seems obvious to you may be AMAZING to others! Keep sharing…

We live in the social networking age, the age of sharing information generously with others. But how often does it happen that we want to share something but we think it is too ordinary – that everyone knows about it. Everybody’s idea seems obvious to them. But maybe what’s obvious to you is amazing to others!

The thoughts expressed in this video by David Sivers are so inspirational that I thought it would be good to embed the whole video here.



Happy sharing! Just do it!