Storybird

I used the Web 2.0 tool story bird in order to make my own interactive story.  It was relatively simple to do, and a very good learning opportunity. Story bird really relies on your use of imagination in order to put a narrative to the art provided. It is a little difficult for a student in my future special education classroom to master, but I think that it would be a fun group activity to do. It was also mentioned that once students create their story, it can be bought by their parents and used as a fundraising tool. I really like that idea because it provides parents an example of their child's technological creativity as well as a look into the classroom. I wish that there was a larger variety of art to use because I feel as though a lot of the art can be classified as rather strange. On top of the lack of child appropriate artwork, story bird was also difficult to arrange the page into a format that you like. While it is a cool, free tool to use in the classroom, it is a little too advanced for the students in elementary school to pursue individually. My idea is to pick the art with the classroom and have brainstorming on the plot, the characters, and the layout of the little book. While this activity will still spark creativeness and knowledge on the components of a story, it is easier for the student to achieve.

Here is an example of the one that I made!


Everyone needs a best friend! by eoakley1 on Storybird