Fearless book rap
	Book Week 2010 Fearless home
	Teaching ideas
	Introductory task
	Task 1 – Rap point 1
	Task 2 – Rap point 2
	Wrap up task
	Fearless blog K-2
	Fearless blog 3-6
	Resources
	Raps gallery
	Travelling Fearless blog [intranet]
	Credits

Thompson, C. ∓ Davis, S. (2009) Fearless, (ABC Books) HarperCollins, Sydney. SCIS 1431590

Fearless trailer, (2010) created by Sarah Davis

Author and illustrator websites

Colin Thompson: author and illustrator

Sarah Davis illustration

Creating digital stories

Go to the Technology tips page for instructions for using these resources.

DOMO animate. Create animated slideshows. See model.

Mixbook. Create an e-book with a page turning feel. See model.

My story builder library (SMART Notebook)

Photo Story 3 FAQ

Storybird. Create digital stories & collaborate. See instructions & collaborative model in progress. Storybird quick tour.

Wordle. Create word clouds. See instructions & model.

Creating book trailers

Book trailers. How to instructions.

Flickr. Create slideshows with clear instructions on site. See model created by Penrith Public School.

Kizoa. Create slideshows with music & effects. See model.

Make a book trailer free. Instructions.

Go to MovieMaker for instructions. See model.

PhotoPeach. Create captioned slideshows and spiral slideshows. See Fearless model and KS online model.

PowerPoint See Meeting PowerPoint: cool for school for a step-by-step guide for using PowerPoint technology.

Additional online story making resources

Make beliefs comix!. See model.

My StoryMaker is ideal for creating group or class online stories using an IWB.

Story Maker enables students to create a fairytale, horror or science fiction story. Students are able to choose characters and props but the story lines are fairly static.

Vuvox. Construct e-narratives. See model.

Zooburst. Create a pop up book. See model.

Additional resources

Blog help

Callow, J. (2008) 'New literacies, New York & Web 2.0: a little knowledge is a helpful thing!' (.pdf). Scan 27 (4), pp. 13–16.

'Creating digital stories: introducing Jump into storyboarding', (2009), Scan 28(4), pp. 12–14.

Interviews with the famous (2008) is a video created by students using MovieMaker

Joyner, A. (2009) 'How to draw a chook', Orbit, September, pp. 20–21.

Parnis, R. (2009) 'Creating digital stories. Part 1: Jump into storyboarding', Scan 28(4), pp. 12–14.

Penrith PS rappers and bloggers

Rendes, V. (2009) 'Creating digital stories. Part 2. Jump into storyboarding', Scan 28(4), pp. 15–17.

Story Maker enables students to create a fairytale, horror or science fiction story. Students are able to choose characters and props but the story lines are fairly static.

Teachers' notes on Fearless by Colin Thompson, illustrated by Sarah Davis (.pdf).

UNSWORTH, Len (2007) 'Using e–literature and online literary resources in the primary and secondary school. Part 1' (.pdf). Scan 26 (1), pp. 13–18.

UNSWORTH, Len (2007) 'Using e–literature and online literary resources in the primary and secondary school. Part 2: practical approaches' (.pdf). Scan 26 (2), pp. 10–17.

Welsford, C. (2007) 'It's what you do before the reading that makes the difference', Scan 26(1), pp. 26–29.

Technology tips