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StoryKit
FREE
Description
Create an electronic storybook. Make use of the little gaps in life - on the sofa after dinner, in the back seat of the car, or on a train - to do something creative together.
To create your story:
* Write some text.
* Illustrate by drawing on the screen, taking a photograph of something you see, or drawing on paper and then photographing the paper, or attaching photos from your album.
* Sounds can be recorded for telling your story or as sound eff
ects.
* Layout the elements of your story (text boxes, images, and sound clips) freely by dragging them or pinching to resize.
* Add, reorder, or delete pages from your book.
Your story is always saved in your iPhone. Carry it with you and work on it any time. Upload your story to the StoryKit web server and email a link to the story from within the app. No account is necessary. Stories are private.
The application includes four public domain children's books that you can rewrite and rearrange into your own new story. These are scans of the original bound books that have been specially processed for use on the iPhone. Take "The Three Bears" and make them four. Rewrite "The Three Little Pigs" with the wolf as the victim. Or, start with a blank book and write whatever story is on your minds.
Send us feedback at storykit@childrenslibrary.org.
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In order to improve StoryKit, the application sends us anonymous usage data. The usage data contains no personal information or content from your stories. However, if you upload stories to our website, we may look at those to see how StoryKit is being used and understand what kinds of features would be useful to add in the future. We will not share your stories with anyone outside our research group without your express permission.
StoryKit was designed by researchers at the University of Maryland's Human-Computer Interaction Lab as a basis for studying how mobile devices can be a conduit for children to work with their family members doing creative and educational activities. The idea is that by creating stories on iPhone - as opposed to paper and pens - you can find time to work on these activities anytime and anywhere. When you're done, you can carry it with you in your pocket, show it to friends and family you meet in your daily life, or send it electronically to people who live further away.
Supported by the National Science Foundation
www.childrenslibrary.org
www.cs.umd.edu/hcil
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Reviews
Instructional Coach
By:
jennie.reaves
Version: 1.0
I found this app to be exactly what is said it was and then some! I was very pleased with the ease at which I was able to learn how to use this app. In no time at all I had created a 30 page (or so) "book" that reviews some Virginia SOL content. I can't wait to share it with teachers at my school. I believe they, and the students they teach, will enjoy this app and make use of it to display knoweldge of content learned or to share stories that they create. What a wonderful tool.
Unique & fun
This app was created for children but there are so many ways to make this useful. I use this app for diary and share it with my friends!!
Finally!!
By:
SchoolLib
Version: 1.0
Finally an iPhone app I can share with parents at my school. I love the sharing feature and the access to the larger ICDL collection!
W.O.W.
This app epitomizes the idea of playful learning and the functionality truly takes advantage of the iPhones capabilities. Let's kids use it as a coloring book, scrap book and recording studio all in one.
Very Creative & Super Fun
Awesome idea - a multimedia storytelling tool. Very cool. Take photos, record your best self-made sound effects, add text, then share (either in-person or electronically). Even has an integrated painting tool! My son loves it. Very well-executed... and the price is right! Kudos to ICDL - thanks for making this.
Bringing the family together
By:
xATLKingx
Version: 1.0
Very cool idea. Great way to bring kids together with parents working creatively together. The app is free and provides free storage online, what a great project.
Multimedia, mobile journaling for FREE
Paint, audio record, type text, SHARE your creations, too. I like the option to add to existing books- kind of like very simple fan-fiction starter for little kids. Could use this as mini mobile diary, too!