"Julie Greller's blog A Media Specialist's Guide to the Internet features some great content for teachers. Posts are sorted by subject and grade level, and there's also a link to some free ebooks. ...
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Webcast: The ABC's of Kids & Ebooks: Understanding the E-Reading Habits of ... Delete the scoop?
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SoundBible.com offers free sound clips for download in either wav or mp3 format. Via Kathleen Cercone Delete the scoop?
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A List of The Best Free Digital Storytelling Tools for Teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning http://t.co/xrDuDaJm Via Pippa Davies @PippaDavies Delete the scoop?
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Margareta's curator insight,
January 8, 5:31 PM
Here's a interesting way to help students work through their reading process. 
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January 9, 9:38 AM
ReadWriteThink provides templates for a variety of writing projects that incorporate a cube. The Bio Cube may be used after students have read, or before they write, a biography (or autobiography). The Mystery Cube will help them recall a mystery story after they have read it, or to pre-write one on their own. There is also a story Cube that will help them map out "key elements of a story" and there is Create-Your-Own Cube...you select the questions to a topic and then respons. 
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January 30, 1:17 PM
LITERACY. This would be an interesting tool to explore to see if it is useful at our upper year levels. Delete the scoop?
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Article discussing ideas from the book Brain Rules on the impact of our visual perception on sales presentations Via José Carlos Delete the scoop?
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Storytellers thrive off of other inspiring stories. We also need to understand how good stories work, and what tools we have to create with.
Andrew Stanton: The clues to a great story “The greatest story commandment: make me care.”
Marco Tempest: A magical tale (with augmented reality) “Magic is theatre, and every trick is a story.”
Isabel Allende: Tales of passion “Heart is what drives us and determines our fate. That is what I need from my characters…mavericks, dissonance, outsiders, and rebels.”
Joe Sabia: The technology of storytelling ”In 6,000 years of storytelling, they’ve gone from depicting hunting on cave walls to depicting Shakespeare on Facebook walls.” Via Ariana Amorim, José Carlos Delete the scoop?
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A website for teachers filled with ideas for literacy teaching using visual resources such as film, animation, photographs and picture books. Via Jean Anning 
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December 17, 2012 2:01 AM
Even though this site is aimed for young school aged children, a lot of the information is related to storytelling that could be used by any age group. 
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December 23, 2012 8:32 AM
Nicely done archive of short videos and animation for teaching and learning. 
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March 20, 6:28 PM
A website created for teachers and eductors to use animations and films as a teaching resource. The website shows that animation could be used a teaching tool
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an amazing presentation by Vivian Paley as she discussed the importance of allowing kids to tell stories.
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Stories were used to communicate knowledge. At a time when there was no literacy, people preserved their...
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"The differences in format are beginning to change the nature of what we're reading, and how we do it" ... Via The Digital Rocking Chair 
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An interesting look at the future of reading and our relationship with what we read. Delete the scoop?
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Vlog Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/padfootandvlogs Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3452652-raeleen Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pad...
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Another way to talk about books - with music! Delete the scoop?
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How do I find free kindle ebooks? This is a common question. We have 40+ new titles with many greatly exceeding our minimum requirements and all are free. Via Carmel Galvin Delete the scoop?
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"I've been trying to figure out for years a way to collaborate with readers," says fantasy writer Neil Gaiman, of "Coraline" fame, in the video above. Now he's got his wish, thanks to a new project he's doing with BlackBerry, called "A Calendar of Tales," in which readers can text in ideas and illustrations for a series of stories that he'll write. Via Gregg Morris, Laura Brown Delete the scoop?
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Ever wondered if you should use the work of others in your own products? How do you attribute these resources? How can you share educational resources openly while protecting your rights? Via Andreas Link, Anne Whaits 
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Great visual slideshow in Copyright. Love the pictures. Delete the scoop?
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Houghton Mifflin site with mad-lib type fill-in-the-blanks stories.
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Another story generator with fill in the blanks... Delete the scoop?
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This how-to article accompanies the feature "Film School: Making Movies From Storyboard to Screen." Via José Carlos Delete the scoop?
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Kids choose hero, villain, setting then Van Patter starts the story; kids finish it. Delete the scoop?
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Authors on Pinterest - Joyce Valenza on how the writing community is using pinterest to share their thoughts, ideas and interests Delete the scoop?
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A book. Once you give it, it gives forever, memories that live on long after the reading is done. Giving such a gift will be greatly appreciated, with a smile, with a hug, an embrace that says it all...
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BookLamp is a book analytic engine powered by the Book Genome Project. BookLamp's technology has applications in book discovery, reader advisory, and book suggestions similar to how Pandora.com analyzes music.
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A significant list of tools to support the creative process as well as some resource links to provide background knowledge.
Excellent blog lots and lots of tools here. Enjoy browsing.