Students love to write Interactive Stories. It's fun for them to think of multiple unique endings to their writing. They also know that the stories are published online and their readers will be making choices. Students really care about the end product because they are truly writing the story for others to read.

During the webinar I share the process my fifth graders took to create their stories. All the while I share helpful tips to improve students' writing. I have lots of resources to help students create their stories: sample stories, more sample stories, a graphic organizer, a text document, and HTML pages. There is also more information for teachers.

When my students wrote these stories, they had Palm handheld computers to help them. However, handhelds are not necessary but a computer (big or small) is. As I say in the webinar, there are many ways to go about publishing the stories. If I were to do it today, I think I would have students use a wiki. It does get a little techie linking all of the pieces together, but students in grades four and up will enjoy the challenge.

If you missed the live webinar, you're in luck. Every edition of Classroom 2.0 Live is recorded and archives for viewing any time. The Interactive Stories webinar is one hour long. That sounds long, but don't worry, I was sure to use plenty of visuals and share some fun examples. Click on over to Classroom 2.0 to watch and learn. It seems the Audio and Portable Video File do not work correctly. Fortunately, the Recording (full) does indeed work. Just follow the directions to install the software.

Other archived webinars from Classroom 2.0 Live include Copyright, Mathcasts, and Google Search Tips. If you can, I suggest participating live in the future. Upcoming topics are usually posted well in advance.