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 * ====** Deandra & Liz ** ====

**What is Scrapblog?**

====**Scrapblog is a digital storytelling tool that educators can use as a resource to engage students in hands-on learning experiences. This exciting tool brings learning to life by allowing students to create their own visual representations of what they've learned. Gone are the days of cutting, arranging and pasting! Scrapbooking has gone digital! Using Scrapblog, students can incorporate music, videos, images and more to showcase their creativity and demonstrate their comprehension of content material.** ====

**How do I begin using Scrapblog?**
 * ===**Begin by creating a free account at [|www.scrapblog.com]** ===
 * ===**All you need to do is enter a valid email address and create a password and username.** ===
 * ===**Scrapblog will then give you a variety of options to create, such as postcards, scrapbooks, greeting cards, calendars, and more!** ===
 * ===**Select your choice and begin creating!** ===
 * ===**Options for customizing your creation are found on the left hand side of the screen. They include: photos, stickers, backgrounds, text, shapes and videos. You can even set your creation to music!** ===
 * **To add photos, stickers, or a background, simply click on the image you want to add and it will be added to your toolbar on the left hand side of the screen. Click on the image you wish to add and it will be applied to your page. It is easy to manipulate the sizes and placement of selected images. **
 * **You can also use images from the Internet to add to your design, however, remember to always credit your source.**
 * =**This resource is free, however, there are a limited number of free backgrounds, images, and stickers. Credits can be purchased and added to your account for those that are not free.** =
 * =<span style="color: #050000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Check out our example that we created in just a few minutes! =
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 * =<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">If you would like to share your scrapblog, you can share it via email, or a social network! =

__<span style="color: #090101; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">How would I use Scrapblog in my classroom? Here are some examples: __ ===<span style="color: #090101; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__High School History__: Mid-way through the semester, students will choose a person or event that they found interesting during the first half of the semester. Students will then create a scrapblog, with a minimum of 5 pages, that highlights that person or event. For example, a student may choose Napoleon. They may choose to create pages that focus on his rise to power, his war campaigns, and his subsequent fall from power. Using the features of Scrapblog, students can bring to life previously learned material, which their classmates can then view. This will be a wonderful way to review the content covered during the first 9 weeks of class! === ===<span style="color: #090101; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Elementary School Math and Geography__: In a few weeks, my students will be learning about the value of the United States Currency in Math. In Social Studies, the students will also be learning about the fifty states. This will be the perfect time for me to encourage my students to create their own Scrapblog. Each student will be responsible for creating a Scrapblog page to identify one of the fifty states and the quarter that represents that state. For example, if a student selects North Carolina as their state, he or she may include a picture of North Carolina, as well as the quarter that represents our state. The student may also explain the significance of the images found on the quarter. When each student has completed the project, I will compile all of the pages to create a classroom Scrapblog Book for our Classroom Library. ===