Writing
Book Creator ($4.99) but excellent app. There is a free version which allows you to create one book if you want to try it out. Can record as well so can use for reading fluency, poetry, reflections, evidence etc as well. Now has comic templates (similar to Comic Life) If the book doesn't have recorded sound or videos in it then it can be downloaded as a pdf or otherwise it can be exported as a movie to the camera roll or to You Tube. There is also a web version which has a free option for 40 books. 50 ways to use Book Creator.
Little Bird Tales Story creation app. Allows for drawing, typing, adding photos and recording voice.
Write About This NZ $3.99 Photos and 3 levels of writing prompts. Will speak the prompts. Can add own photos and prompts. Photos divided into category.
Popplet Lite - very easy to use (free for one map or $4.99 for the full version) Add an image and text to each popple, good for recounts, instructions, reports etc. If using the lite version just screenshot or save and then delete the popplet.
Pic Collage Edu - ($1.99) add photos and captions easily, safer for kids than the usual Pic Collage.
Little Bird Tales Story creation app. Allows for drawing, typing, adding photos and recording voice.
Write About This NZ $3.99 Photos and 3 levels of writing prompts. Will speak the prompts. Can add own photos and prompts. Photos divided into category.
Popplet Lite - very easy to use (free for one map or $4.99 for the full version) Add an image and text to each popple, good for recounts, instructions, reports etc. If using the lite version just screenshot or save and then delete the popplet.
Pic Collage Edu - ($1.99) add photos and captions easily, safer for kids than the usual Pic Collage.
Comic Strip Creators
If you already have Book Creator – $4.99 it has comic templates, try these before getting a separate comic strip creator.
Comic Life - $9 Comic maker - photos, add text, speech bubbles etc. Save to photos. More info here.
MakeBeliefsComix - Comic Strip creator - saves to camera roll. Has in-app ads. Can also use in a browser. More info here.
Strip Designer - $7 Comic and comic strip creator. Add photos, add text, speech bubbles etc. Save to photos or export..Can draw own pictures. More info here.
Comic Life - $9 Comic maker - photos, add text, speech bubbles etc. Save to photos. More info here.
MakeBeliefsComix - Comic Strip creator - saves to camera roll. Has in-app ads. Can also use in a browser. More info here.
Strip Designer - $7 Comic and comic strip creator. Add photos, add text, speech bubbles etc. Save to photos or export..Can draw own pictures. More info here.
Motivation for Wrting
With most of these apps you can take photos in the app and put into one of the story-writing apps then write.
Augmented Reality Apps like: Live Butterflies, Spacecraft 3D and Dinosaurs Everywhere can be used to motivate student writing. these have some free capability which is enough as a story starter.
Write About This NZ - see the writing section for details.
Augmented Reality Apps like: Live Butterflies, Spacecraft 3D and Dinosaurs Everywhere can be used to motivate student writing. these have some free capability which is enough as a story starter.
Write About This NZ - see the writing section for details.
2021