Fee or Free: $1.99
Story Tellers is a wonderful story telling application that provides the who, why, what, where and when for a story that can then be used to create a full story. The App allows the user to choose which of the five W's are supplied leaving any number of them out allowing for a number of creative choices. It also will provide all five, giving as much or as little structure as desired.
The App does not allow for writing within it's features so any story writing would need to be done with pen and paper or on a word processor, but if it's simply an idea slot machine your looking for, this is a really good one.
The app also allows for repeated shuffling, as well as a lock feature, that will keep those W's that are locked while shuffling others. This can be very helpful, when certain elements don't easily blend for beginning story tellers whose imaginations are not yet ready to make giant leaps.
One draw back is that the App does not appear in any search I did for my iPad but only on my desktop computer, limiting its use in the classroom setting to larger PC's rather than slimmer lower cost options.
I would rated this App a 4/5 due to the above mentioned drawback.
Chris, this is an amazing app! I like that there are so many various levels of how structured the assignments can be with the app. There are so many ways that can this app can be used and holds so much promise for teaching students about the elements of a story. The review of your app on iEAR can be found here: http://bit.ly/sm0Ntd
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