Your students will enjoy this digital storytelling online resource. They can make movies based on historical figures and events. The terrific thing is that teachers create assignments, choose images for students and provide the step-by-step they need to be successful. This online tool saves time because students aren’t looking for sources. This process involves research, writing, and publishing a movie to share with others. Take a moment to view these student samples:
Now that you are hooked… here is the site to start your own movies-http://www.primaryaccess.org/
To get started you will need to create a free account and create a class. See the following link to help you. Also Google Primary Access and several How To Get Started Documents are listed that you will find helpful.
I highly encourage you to read through all the teacher tools and getting started guides. It takes awhile to get the hang of the setup, but I think the final products are impressive. Let me know if you find this site helpful.
