Storybird is a collaborative storytelling tool that caught my eye when browsing for a new Web 2.0 tool to explore. Storybird allows users to drag and drop images from their art gallery into “pages” and add text to go along with the images or vice versa. The pages are laid out in a simple easy to read manner that would be great for younger, elementary age children. Stories are saved for each user and can be shared with anyone the user wishes to share with. My favorite feature of StoryBird is the ability to invite collaborators to your story to share in it’s creation. I could see uses this in a variety of ways in a school classroom. I would form groups of students (probably 3) and have them collaborate on one storybird. The teacher would start each group with a writing prompt or starting them with an image for inspiration. Students would take turns adding pages and developing their storybirds by adding images and text to their pages. After the teacher reviews the storybirds, makes suggestions for revisions and revisions are made, students can publish their story. Their published story will remain accessible to them as they begin new storybirds and they can be shared virtually with their friends and family. I would love to take students storybirds and display them using a projector during open houses or other event where parents are available to view their student ‘s work. The Storybird resource can be found at: http://storybird.com/
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