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** TIE 2013 - [|Storybird] ** Getting your kids writing and enjoying it ! Eileen Patrick & Karen Bolch Thursday, June 29th 8:30 am ~ Wiki website: http://voicethread-storybird.wikispaces.com/ “…short, art inspired stories you make to share, read and print” **//storybird.comdigital storytelling//**
 * What is it? **

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 * Why use it? **
 * Engagement tool - Excite students about writing
 * Integrate technology - free web.20 tool
 * Enhance creativity- a creative challenge to use well
 * Problem solving - Higher order thinking skills
 * Printable as a pdf, paperback or hardback book – various prices
 * Embeddable online
 * Global publishing and audience
 * Intervention tool
 * Fun – can’t get kids off
 * Demo/Samples: **
 * Demo/Samples: **


 * How do you use it? **
 * 1) ** Sign on **
 * 2) ** Create tab – assignment or other **
 * 3) ** Select artist by illustrations or theme **
 * 4) ** Start a storybird **
 * 5) ** Pull in drawings and begin to write on each page **
 * 6) ** Save and or publish **
 * 7) ** Print, embed, purchase or share **

Screen Shot Directions by storybird Screen Shot Directions by us  What the pdf looks like when you get it
 * Help: **
 * . [[file:StorybirdQG.pdf]] **Handout Sheet
 * . [[file:StorybirdQG.pdf]] **Handout Sheet

Pdf storymap .
 * Teacher’s account – some regular and pro options: **
 * Create classes, assignments
 * View student work – text or full story
 * Comment/Grade
 * Delete/get embed code/share/
 * create reading list for all
 * print logon cards
 * link classes to share or comment
 * retrieve or change passwords
 * FAQ **
 * no mixing artists
 * Own pictures not yet up-loadable
 * Publish privately or publically cannot embed unless public
 * Can take as many sessions as you wish to finish
 * Can invite a collaborator
 * Can comment and moderate if desired depends upon settings
 * Does have spell check option and suggestions
 * Can grade, comment, due date, spell check on and off
 * Types of Accounts: **
 * 1) Personal
 * 2) Teacher
 * 3) Professional
 * 1) Teacher
 * 2) Professional


 * Ideas for classroom use: **
 * Read several and critique – what makes this one so much better than another?
 * Demonstrate value and types of illustrators
 * Pair up older students with little ones as a story team
 * Leave on as a center and have each student go over and add a page to the story for continuing story
 * Invite another classroom in another country to collaboratively write
 * Gift for parents/teacher/family/school
 * Discussion on how to appropriately comment on someone else’s piece
 * Intervention tool – student write out and then when complete teacher writes corrected sentence below and parents have a real indicator of where student is and student realizes where their errors are
 * Students with poor handwriting or drawing skills can still create great book
 * Assign wordless picture book
 * Assign character, setting, plot, sequence, beginning, middle, end
 * Write an about me story/poetry/feelings/fears/etc
 * Write in different genres
 * Write including figurative language – similes, metaphors, creative comparisons, etc.
 * Include all spelling words or adjectives
 * Project for parents to write with students every other page
 * Foreign language students can practice writing in another language
 * Create digital portfolio
 * Illustrate a poem with matching artwork
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