I created a Storybird book focusing on the letters and their sounds based on our Jolly Phonics program.
Storybird was easy to use, but I don't know if I really see myself using it in the classroom. I didn't find their selection of photos to be very good, and would have preferred to be able to to search for certain images more like a clip art selection. I could see possibility using it with my students. I think they would like to create their own stories with Storybird or do a class book/writing with Storybird, but I don't think I will use it too often with me creating something to help me teach/relay information.
Cute story! I seen some of Jolly Phonics and can see how this would be good review with the students. I used ZooBook and felt the same way about the pictures.
ReplyDeleteI am glad you took the time to play around with it and look at your differnet options. Lots of teachers agreed they did not like the limited art work available. Your story is cute, though!
ReplyDeleteYes I'm not sure how our Kindergarteners would use this independently, I'm struggling to tell my own story and tempted just to grab markers & paper! I liked Robin's group write idea to inspire some creative storytelling out of them, but even so it would require pre-made storyboards and I wasn't a huge fan of the interface in trying to do that. Zooburst might be better for our kiddos, but I think I could do more with storybird once I get the hang of it. I guess it may be a distinction of whether you're trying to teach technology, or use technology to teach. Perhaps I should explore zooburst just to see if it would be of use in specials this year.
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