1.
Storybird
for Learning
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2.
Storybird
Webinar Agenda
• Introduction to Storybird
• Signing up for Storybird
• Creating a Classroom Account
• Creating an Assignment & a Storybird
• Using Storybird for Learning
• Resources

3.
What is Storybird?

4.
How will students use
Storybird?

5.
Signing up for Storybird
Click here

6.
Your Free Educator Account
Choose your Account Type
Fill in your username, e-mail
address, and password.
Creating a account is easy.
You will use an e-mail address to create a
teacher account, and then will be able to
create student accounts that do not
require e-mail addresses.

7.
Signing In
Now you are ready to sign in
with your username and
password!
Now, let’s explore a few of the things
we can do with an Educator Account.

8.
Add a Class
Click on the dropdown menu to add a class, view
classes you’ve already set up, change your class
settings, or for FAQs and help.
Fill in the blanks with your
class name, school name,
country, zip code, grade level,
and class subject.
Then simply click “add class.”

9.
Add Students to a Class
Now that you’ve added your class,
you can add students to that class.
Type in
usernames for up
to 75 students
using your free
Educator
account.
When you are
finished, click
“Add Students.”
You will not need to
provide student email addresses, or
any personally
identifying
information, to
create student
accounts--which is
great for protecting
student privacy.

10.
Create an Assignment
Click on “Create an Assignment”
and then fill out the information
prompts.
You can choose Storybird artwork
or another picture or video file to
inspire your students.
You can also specify the artwork
you want students to choose from
for the assignment.

11.
Create a Storybird
In the create screen, you can explore, search,
and choose an artwork set for your Storybird.
Then, choose,
“Use this Art”
and “For a
Story” to get
started.
Click on a picture you like to see
the rest of the artwork in that set.

12.
Students can invite classmates to collaborate,
can publish to the classroom library, or can save
and close the project to return to later.

13.
Using Storybird for Learning
Students could
work with a
template
provided by the
teacher to
create a
progressive
story, or they
could create
stories of their
own.

14.
Using Storybird for Learning
Students can
solve
problems from
a book created
by the teacher,
or can create
and pose
questions of
their own to
encourage
inquiry.

15.
Using Storybird for Learning
Students can write books that express their learning, ideas,
creativity, feelings, and world view.

16.
Using Storybird for Learning
Teachers and students can create books that describe and illustrate
concepts they are exploring across subject areas.

17.
Storybird, Bloom’s Taxonomy &
Common Core Learning Standards
Production &
Distribution of Writing
With guidance and support from
adults, use technology to
produce and publish writing
(using keyboarding skills) as well
as to interact and collaborate
with others.
Craft & Structure
Distinguish their own point of
view from that of the narrator or
those of the characters.
Creating
Evaluating
Analyzing
Applying
Understanding
Share the Main Idea
& Supporting Facts
Determine the main idea of a
text; recount the key details and
explain how they support the
main idea.
Remembering
Integration of
Knowledge & Ideas
Compare and contrast the most
important points and key details
presented in two texts on the
same topic.
Text Types &
Purposes
Develop the topic with facts,
definitions, and details.
Key Ideas & Details
Ask and answer questions to
demonstrate understanding of a
text, referring explicitly to the text
as the basis for the answers.

18.
Sharing the Learning
Student work is automatically private, but can be
seen within the classroom environment online once
a story is published to the class library.
Teachers and classmates can comment on stories
within the closed classroom environment online,
encouraging collaboration and giving students a
safe and supervised opportunity to practice online
citizenship and interaction.
To share student work with parents and friends,
educators can embed the story to a class blog or
purchase a downloadable or print copy of the story.
Storybirds can also be copied to a personal account
for sharing.

19.
Resources
Storybird for Learning on Wikispaces
This wiki includes additional information about Storybird, ideas for using Storybird to support
learning across the curriculum, printable handouts, and a Symbaloo with even more resources
and examples of Storybirds to explore.
http://storybirdforlearning.wikispaces.com/Storybird%2C+a+Web+2.0+Learning+Tool
Storybird Tutorial for Students on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eUYpigHWho
Storybird Resources Symbaloo
http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/storybird1
Using Storybird in the Classroom
Dabbs, L. (2011). New Teacher Boot Camp Week 3 – Using Storybird. Edutopia. Retrieved
from http://www.edutopia.org/blog/storybird-new-teacher-boot-camp-lisa-dabbs