I was wondering if you knew of any apps for students to create scenes? Students have written stories in Jenny's class and we were thinking they could illustrate a story/plot outline of five scenes (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution). I threw out a couple examples, one using Google drawing and another using a free Photoshop type program that I have installed in my lab (Serif), but was wondering if you knew of another program for iPad or web-based.
iPad Options:
- Book Creator for iPad: Illustrate pictures or add photos--combine with text or having the pictures standing alone creates a great book
- Draw-n-Show: an amazing free drawing tool. Create multiple pictures, take screen shots, and place the pictures into Haiku Deck, Explain Everything, or iMovie
- Penultimate: An incredible free drawing tool that integrates with Evernote. Learn how to be effective in Evernote.
- DrawPad: Easy, free.
Web Options:
- Google Draw: if you are a GAFE, this may be THE option. It's located in your Google Drive. Create a Google Doc, a page for each drawing, and insert a drawing on each page.
- Draw.io: Looks like Google Docs, connects with Google Docs! Insert picture and annotate it. Drag and drop numerous figures and add to them. Search images and drop them into your drawings.
- Draw Island: Free, numerous drawing options, download images, no username needed
Impact On Students
- Creativity: Students connect the words from their stories with images. They create the images completely on their own.
- Critical Thinking: Students must determine the level of clarification that their drawing will relate to their writings. Some students may work to make the drawings completely clear, others may decide to make the drawings more abstract and left to interpretation.
