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Stories2Learn and iLook Review

I purchased Stories2Learn and Look! for my students with autism.  Stories2Learn is compatible with the iPod, iPhone and iPad.  It’s an app that allows you to create personalized social stories that include photos, text, and audio messages.  I still can’t get over how easy it is to create personalized social stories using Stories2Learn.  I made a personalized social story about appropriate touching that included
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Toontastic: Puppet Shows!

I love that Launchpad Toys offers printable copies of all the characters and settings available on Toontastic!  The puppet show is the last activity I’m using to wrap up the cartoon making. After students have created a cartoon with a Setup, Conflict, Challenge, Climax, and Resolution, completed the Story Map Visual, and used the 4 Square Model to retell the cartoon in writing, they
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Toontastic: The Writing

So….we’ve finished the cartoon, we’ve finished the story map and now what?  Now, we must take what we’ve created and convert it into writing.  Try making this sound fun to a bunch of 2nd graders! I have been using the 4 square model for a couple years now and I love it for its simplicity and effectiveness.  So, after students have finished their cartoon
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