Zooburst

All I can say is Holy Smokes! This super cool site allows you to create a 3D book! [|Zooburst] is unique when you view it on the computer screen, but when you tie in a webcam, I have to check my calendar to make sure it is still 2010. This moves to 2110!


 * //Work through the writer's process to this amazing finished product//**. Begin with prewriting a story arc that creates a scene. Add in characters, dialog, and sequence the story on a storyboard. When all the elements are there, rather than illustrating, go to Zooburst. Students will select a background, people, and scenery props. The can add in dialog from the characters where necessary and narrative is typed below the pages. Every time a page is turned, the clip art pops to life like a preschool pop up book!

That part is fun and different, but if you have a webcam, look out! You can truly make an out of this world 3D book! The book looks like its floating in a virtual world which you have to see to believe! **You will have the kids begging to write!**

Here is a sample Zooburst that I made. Yours can easily be embedded in a wiki to share in a 21st Century author's roundtable.

Here is a You Tube tutorial on making a Zooburst. media type="custom" key="6664719"