Web 2.0: Story Bird

Storybird is a useful web 2.0 tool available for free. "Storybird allows users to sign up for a Regular, Teacher, or Kid account. A Teacher account allows teachers to sign up and add up to 75 students to create a private classroom social network through which students can collaborate and share their stories." Storybird allows students to create stories by using their imagination, and meeting the standards set by their teachers. Storybird is available to all ages and has a category library for each reading taste.This program also give students the opportunity to share their stories among each other, and with the teacher as well.  Once published the story can receive feed back by the commenting tool available to users. Teachers have the opportunity to review their writing skills and communicate that information with their students. Teachers can also use Storybird to assign readings and have students create a discussion. This is useful because students are incorporating technology to go beyond the common core.In addition, this web 2.0 tool is useful because it helps students create a connection with other writers. Storybird gives the option to "follow" other users who publish stories. When following other writers students can continue to read from their favorite writes on storybird. Creating as story using this tool is fun and creative. Students can design their ideal book using art and still practice their writing skills. Storybird gives the opportunity for students to develop a passion for writing and those who accomplish that have can sell their books as well.



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