Storybird

Storybird
I chose to use Storybird as my Web 2.0 tool. Storybird allows you to create your own stories online by choosing your own illustrations, creating your own text, and publishing your finished story. There are hundreds of pictures to choose from to inspire the imagination and begin a story. After you choose your images, you simply drag and drop them onto the page and begin entering text to go along with the images. When finished with your story, you may choose to keep it private or publish it for others to see. (You must first create an account, which is free).

I chose to use this Web 2.0 tool because it is something my students could use. While I was discovering so many interesting tools out there, I found it difficult to imagine my young students being able to use it and actually gain knowledge from the experience. I often use comic strips and random pictures in my classroom to present to my students in an effort to inspire their imaginations and get them writing, so I thought Storybird would be an even better way to do this. It's pretty user-friendly, but if you need to edit your story, it can be a little difficult. The program saves your story every few seconds, so sometimes in the middle of editing, it will save it and move your cursor to another word on the same page. So, if you are looking for a perfectly edited story, you will really have to work with it.

**See my published Storybird at this link:**
@http://storybird.com/books/the-day-i-brought-my-dog-lilly-to-school/

**You can also read others published Storybirds here:**
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