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Community Review for Awesome Stories

Melissa P.
Melissa P.
Media Specialist
Glynn Academy
Brunswick GA, US
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My Take

This is a wonderful teaching tool that I could not live without. I have had students create stories, complete specific learning tasks aligned with the standards, research a topic of their choice, and use this site as a way to access primary documents. I like that there are so many resources (videos, images, text, audio, website links, etc.) available on the site for free.

How I Use It

I have used this site for over ten years but have been using the Gold level membership for the past two years and it is well worth the small investment to have access to the additional resources. I have used this site in a teacher directed lesson pulling up resources from the site and projecting on the SmartBoard for the whole class, I have created learning tasks to be completed as homework, I have had students create their own stories that could be published on the site, and I have allowed students to use the site to collect research for their assignments.

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Dana A.
Dana A.
October 1, 2020

Teaching for kids

I like because so cool to use it
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Sandie L.
Sandie L. La Jolla, CA
July 26, 2016

AwesomeStories is a great way to keep students current!

AwesomeStories is a great teaching tool. It makes it possible for every student to stay on task. If a student needed to miss class, it was easy to make up the assignment at home. I posted assignments on my classroom blog, and created an AwesomeStories page for easy access. The content on AwesomeStories is current and constantly updated. There are a variety of teaching tools are available for educators to use.
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Kay T.
Kay T. Technology coordinator Lakeland, FL
July 21, 2015

Stories are aligned with both CCSS and State standards and are a cross-curricular journey for students to read and create stories using Primary Resources to document accuracy and relevance. Teachers can create, assign, and grade activites for stories.

AwesomeStories is unique from other platforms because it allows for student creativity, higher-level thinking, and authentic learning--all of which are valuable 21st Century skills that will be necessary for their success in the real world.
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