Aviary

12/31/2011

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Aviary is a fantastic online Creative Suite of tools.  With Aviary you can create and edit images, vector images and create and edit sounds.  For any creative subject area or anyone looking for a different way of presenting ideas/working with information using art and music this one is well worth exploring.

Here is a link to Aviary where you can sign up for a free account.  Below are two videos which will give you an overview of Aviary:

Sound editing:
Image editing:
 
Storyjumper is a way of helping your students come up with the inspiration to write a story for children.  The stories can be written and published online easily and once again it is free to use.  If you wish you can also sign up to the classroom edition which allows you to set up a class and manage/review their work.

Here is a link to Storyjumper and below is a tutorial on how to begin using it.  A simple search online will find other similar tools such as Storybird and Zooburst.
Example of use:

Our English department have used Storyjumper as a way of prompting students to write their own stories.  It has proven a simple and successful way to provide the inspiration needed to do this.
 
A number of ways to make use of Audio and Video have already been described under the Engaging category.  You can click here to see them.

Another option is an online tool named Jaycut.  Jaycut is an online video editing suite.

Here is a link to Jaycut and you can watch a tutorial below: