For this week's project, we are supposed to write a post about the tool my friend Berna and I have presented in the classroom. I am going to introduce you to Storybird.
Storybird is one of the world's largest storytelling communities. It is a perfect storytelling tool and you can make short and art-inspired stories. You can find out an endless library of free books, picture books and poetry. If you would like to read the story, just click on the picure. If you have any problems, make sure you are signed in to Storybird.
The process of signing in is very easy. You can start to use Storybird through your email address. You just need to enter your user name and password, then you can create new stories or read what you want.
Storybird starts with images first. You must choose an image to inspire your story and click to start.
After choosing the image using the icon "use this art", you must choose your story's style. You have three options:
- Longform Book (multi-chapter)
- Picture Book (multi-page)
- Poem (single page)
After choosing your story's style, you must decide your cover. You have four options:
- Classic
- Landscape
- Journal
- Iconic
After choosing your story's style and cover style, you are ready to write your story and drag your art.
After writing your first page, you can add other pages using the icon "add page". When your story is completed, you can save it and then you can publish your book or go back and edit your story if your book isn't finished yet.
Here is my Picture Book. If you want to share your work on your blog, wiki or other website, you must embed it. If you have any problem, this video will show you how to embed it.
There is a lot of different ways to use Storybird. One of them might be:
You can want your students to work in pairs and to change the ending of a well-known story or add to it. They write their stories and make it more cheerful and inspiring.
