ToonDoo Spaces is a new domain of ToonDoo, the great online comic creation site. What makes ToonDoo Spaces so great for education is that is exactly what it was designed for. A teacher/administrator can now monitor all content before it gets posted online. There is educational clip art designed specifically for education. Plus, a custom home page can be setup and all user info can be monitored. This is just ideal for education to abide by CIPA compliance!!
This is very similar to what Glogster offers or even Myths & Legends but it is not free. Pricing is based on the number of students you have and how long you want it for. A 1 yr subscription based on a 1000 students is $1200.
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Storybird is a new site (beta) for creating digital storybooks. This reminds me of My Story Maker/Myths and Legends w/out the animation. For example, you can create a book w/ digital art (your own or other users) then add text at the bottom of each page just as Story Maker. However, in SB you just create a "still frame/scene" and have the story progress page by page.
One aspect which concerns me is that Storybird is not filtered. This could potentially allow students to post/view inappropriate content. While SB does have the right to view anything on their site there is no official filtering policy going on, just a typical terms of service agreement.
This is still very early beta so a lot of features are not available such as printing or embedding a finished product. Although, I highly recommend giving Storybird a look as it is very easy to use and makes some nice finished products.
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