Storybird

I was so excited learning about digital stories that I had to try it out right away. We created this storybird as a whole group. I maneuvered the mouse and typed, but the class selected the pictures and came up with the text. Not bad for the first try...

Mr. Fin's Adventure on Storybird

(Wow! I think I'm even more proud of myself for figuring out how to embed this story into a blog.)

After creating a Storybird whole-group, two of my higher-level students tried making their own. They are short, but then again, so are their written stories. Adding details and a "kick off" to written stories is something we are still working on. Maybe seeing the digital form and presenting them to the class will encourage them to add more details and pages. They typed everything themselves and chose their own illustrations. It took a very long time. They have never typed this much before.

Silly Cats on Storybird


My  Snowy  Day on Storybird


I'm still new to this... Does anyone know if there is a way to add audio to storybirds?