Pictello is a simple way to create talking photo albums and talking books. Each page in a Pictello Story can contain a picture, up to five lines of text, and a recorded sound or text-to-speech using natural sounding voices. Stories can be shared using iTunes File Sharing or via WiFi with other Pictello users through a free account on the Pictello Sharing Server.
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Five Great uses for Pictello in your Classroom!
1. Developing Social Stories: You can make any number of social stories such as how to get on a bus or how to brush their teeth in minutes. The great thing about it is that it is portable so the sudent can take it with them and you can have actual video of the story.
2. Writing Stories: How exciting it would be for students to write their own mini-play and then produce it on Pictello! Great for reluctant writers.
3. Create schedules for students who have difficulties not remebering what class comes next or where to find it. There could be a video for each day of the week to remind them of what comes next.
4. ESL Sudents: Students who are just learning english would find this useful you could have videos of words or activites they are learning about
5. Show and Share: Pictello would put a new twist on show and tell or student of the week. The student star could make a video at home or of thier favorite place to share with the class. Would definitly spice up show and tell day!
Love the last idea! Pictello doesn't yet import video but i'm hoping it does very soon. Could just do that in the Photoalbum or Reeldirector. Great idea
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