Everyone's an Author is a creative digital writing program featuring ten great Aussie authors!
Suited to Stages 1- 4 with a focus on English, each chapter of the program features:
A short author video with tips on an aspect of writing
A downloadable and free Learning Journal for students covering that aspect of digital writing
Literacy Pro matches students Reading Lexile Range with appropriately levelled books, which they can choose from the library.
Students are able to access Literacy Pro from home to complete quizzes and create reading lists.
Google Docs has a dictation software tool called Voice Typing. When you speak, the tool listens to you and transcribes what you say into a Google Doc.
Literacy for today’s students is not just about the reading and writing. Students need to be able to create a range of written, spoken and multimodal texts for different audiences and purposes. Fluency in a range of modes including written and spoken language, audio, visual (still and moving image) is important for all students. It is also highly engaging.
See a range of tools and strategies below including apps, BookCreator and film making.
Write About This (NZ version)
30 paid apps installed on all Years 1-5 iPads
Students must add profile to save work
Highly recommended - can be given to fast finishers for extension writing activities
Teacher-designed app that makes writing super engaging and fun for all students
Each image has three different prompts allowing differentiation
Students can also take their own photos to write about.
• Teachers login with an email address, a Google account (DET login)
• Login as a teacher, then create a library – you’ll get a code so your students can join.
You can have 40 free books for your class.
We currently have a paid subscription for 4 class licences - ends mid October 2025. The admin dashboard. Admin is Pam at the moment and uses her Google login.
• “Speech to text” means that students can press the record button, speak words and see them appear on the page!
• "Read To Me" is a text-to-speech function that reads the words on the pages of any book created in Book Creator.
Book Creator cheat sheets:
Clips app
Stage 2-3 iPads
Clips is a mobile video editing software perfect for students recording information on a topic. Has some fun features including creating captions as they record their voice.
Introduce to students with this video:
Pic Collage Stage 1-3 iPads
Students can use Pic Collage to tell a story via images and text. Students can use this app to design and add collage concepts for eBooks. Great for making Infographics.
The Book Creator app on all Stage 1 - 3 iPads. Once a book is created it can be downloaded to the camera app.
It does not link to the online version.
Imagistory
Imagistory: wordless picture book app that encourages creative storytelling for kids at all reading levels.
I imagine
Blends children's photos and voice into a beautifully illustrated story full of fun and games. I imagine tells the relatable story of a child at home and wanting to play with their parent who has work to do. For ages 3 - 8
iMovie is on Years 2-6 iPads - most suited for Years 3 - 6
Inside of iMovie, there is a feature where students can make Movie Trailers. Students can work collaboratively to plan and make book trailers or to do things like demonstrate their learning, explain vocabulary words, document experiments, summarise historical events and promote school activities.
Lesson plan (above) and planning sheets (at right).