Have any of you heard of Storybird.com before? I learned about it through my "Technology in the English Classroom" class this semester and I have fallen in love with the site and the philosophy behind it.
Storybird is a site dedicated to "art-inspired" storytelling, as they put it. You can create your own ebooks on the web page, but it's not one of those cheesy mad-lib-style story generator sites. They've got tons of great artwork from different illustrators so what you do is choose the art you like and then click and drag it onto the pages. Essentially you write a story to go with the pictures rather than illustrating an already written story. It's a really neat idea and the art they have available is fabulous! There's also the option to invite friends to co-author stories with you. Some of you may be getting invitations soon. ;)
In class, it was presented as a creative option to enhance reading and writing skills. It's definitely got a lot of great applications as an educational tool in the classroom, but it's also just good fun! I've always loved writing and having such wonderful pictures to illustrate is fabulous. The Storybird finished product is really beautiful and another fun feature is that you can order any Storybird in a hard copy to have and read as a "real" book.
The following is my first Storybird. I'm pretty pleased because after they reviewed it for the public library (they check all stories for content before adding them to the library--all must be child-friendly) they posted it in the "New & Noted" section of their read page. :)
Enjoy!
I hope you'll be inspired to write your own and share. :)
Wow! Viola that's awesome! I loved the story but that just makes it that much better that they put it in the new and noted section :)
ReplyDeleteLove you!