BP2 Storybird

The web 2.0 tool I wanted to explore was Storybird. Storybird is a wonderful literacy tool that I can see myself using in the classroom. I really enjoyed discovering this tool. I think it is innovative, creative and most of all imaginative. Storybird encourages literacy through exploration, art, and storytelling.

In Storybird students can create short visual stories that can be made individually or in a collaborative process. Storybird is a free web 2.0 tool for families and classrooms, here you can read other stories in their virtual library or create a Storybird using artwork provided on the site.

 

When creating my Storybird I saw its clean and simple interface and was extremely easy to use. You click and drag pictures to your Storybird then add text and that is pretty much it. You control where you want your picture to go and a text box will be provided with the available space.

What I liked best about Storybird is the artwork. The art provided were awesome, definitely no pixelated clip art here, they were nice quality, fun, and colorful illustrations great for inspiring a unique story. Another great feature of Storybird is that it’s completely a kid friendly site, it is monitored and any inappropriate material is immediately pulled from the website.  

Probably the most difficulty I had with Storybird was writing the actual story, everything else in Storybird was completely user friendly. I definitely plan on incorporating Storybird into my classroom as a Web 2.0 tool to increase motivation during my CBR project. All images are screenshots taken from Storybird.com