Students become authors at tikatok.com

tikatok.com assists kids ages 5-14 in writing, illustrating, and publishing their own stories. Multiple prompts and ideas are available to assist students in generating ideas, or kids can bypass the prompts and make their own original creations. It's free to log on and create a book. Ordering printed copies of the books will cost about $15. The neatest thing about this site is that it takes kids through the layout of a book; what a great tool for generating interest in writing and teaching text features. It's also great for student artists because kids can upload their own artwork to feature in the books or choose from existing illustrations. Teachers can also create a free class password, which will allow their students to log on and for the teacher to monitor their work from the teacher dashboard.