Inklewriter is a free website that lets you create and publish interactive stories. You basically create choose your own adventure books.

 

http://www.inklestudios.com/inklewriter/

3 ways I could use this tool:

1. I think that this could be a fabulous tool to make tutorials for students.

They could read my description or example of each topic then choose whether or not they wanted to move on to the next subject or get another example. The tutorial that the Inklewriter site gives for how to use Inklewriter is exactly like this, and it is really easy to work through.

 

2. When teaching history I could get students to work through a historical timeline, choosing how they would react at each juncture. For example, I might write:

“You are the Monarch of a European country and an explorer has come to you to request that you pay for them to take a ship to find a new, faster route to China by sailing around the world.”

If they pick “Yes, fund the expedition.” I tell them that they are the Monarch of Spain and because of their generous funding Christopher Columbus completed four voyages to “the New World”.

If they pick, “No, Instead we should focus on finding a way to sail around Africa faster.” I tell them that they are a Portuguese monarch and the history therein.

I think that this would be a great way for them to see that the decisions that each country made helped shaped the way our world is structured today.

 

3. The students themselves could create a book like this and work in English to establish alternate plot points, chart character development, or understand subplots. For example we could use it to compare how the movie version             differs from the book, but still hits the same central plot points. Or, we could choose to focus on one character in one set of choices but another in the other option to show how Point of View is conveyed. The choices are endless!

 

This tool will help students to be more engaged in their learning, will allow them to actively participate and move through the book, and can be adjusted for font size etc, to enhance read ability.

 

According to the website: “inklewriter is a free tool designed to allow anyone to write and publish interactive stories. It’s perfect for writers who want to try out interactivity, but also for teachers and students looking to mix computer skills and creative writing.”(Inklewriter, n.d.) So no age limit necessary! You don’t even have to sign in to get started.