DO YOU LOVE READING, PRODUCING, AND ENCOURAGING YOUR STUDENTS IN THIS DIRECTION? THEN STORYBIRD IS FOR YOU!

 

Storybird is a website that allows users to create and share visual stories. Combining beautifully painted images with carefully selected texts provides a unique and collaborative way of telling stories. Users can create their own stories by selecting artwork from a wide range of illustrations and images provided by Storybird's artists.

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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

• Students may be assigned individual/ group assignments.
• After the student publishes his/her work, the comments can encourage him/her authorship journey.
• Authors can be subscribed, and articles can be followed.
• The student can create their own library with the works they write, read, and share in social environments.
• It is one of the safest online tools for giving writing and reading assignments.
• Many features can be used free of charge.

HOW TO USE?

Sign up for a new account: Visit Storybird's website at www.storybird.com and sign in to create an account. Use your email address or sign in with an existing Google and Facebook account to set up a new account.

Explore and discover: Once you have activated, take a brief moment to explore the website as well as find other works of art or illustrations for use in your stories. To see the images that inspired you, head over to different genres, themes and styles.

Start a story: Click on the "create" button in the top menu to create a new story. You'll be prompted to choose between a picture book, a long-form book, or a poem. Choose from the types of stories that you want to create.

Choose artwork: You can begin to select pictures for your story once you have selected a story type. You will find a collection of pictures by Storybird, and you can go through them to see illustrations that correspond with your story's content or massage.

Write a story: To add that image to your story, click on it. You can begin to write the text for this page when you add an image. You'll be able to customize the layout by adding text boxes and changing the styles of fonts. Each page is typically composed of one image and its corresponding text.

Build your story: By selecting new images and writing an accompanying text for each page, you will continue adding pages to your story. To be as satisfied with your story flow as possible, you can adjust the pages, delete or copy them and modify their text.

Publish and share: You can upload your article to Storybird as soon as you have finished writing it. To make it easier for others to see, you can add the title, tags and a short description. In addition, your story could be shared privately with individuals or published to the public.

Explore and connect: The Storybird community is also composed of writers and readers. You can browse stories produced by other users, comment on their works or following the authors of your choice. You can inspire and provide feedback for your own stories when you engage with the community.