Chasity HowardFRIT 77399/18/2015

Face-to-Face Staff Development Workshop Instructional Goal and Outline

Intended Audience: 5th Grade Teachers from Bluffton Elementary

Duration: 45 minutes

Topic: www.storybird.com

Instructional Goal: In order to infuse digital storytelling into the core curriculum, participants will demonstrate the ability to use the web 2.0 tool, Storybird, by creating a book and developing ideas for instructional units that incorporate the use of Storybird.

Objectives:

1. Identify how Storybird is used for digital storytelling.

2. Create Digital Stories with Storybird.

3. Develop lesson plan ideas for a current or future lesson utilizing Storybird.

Strategy: Develop a training session for participants demonstrating how to use Storybird to infuse digital storytelling into their curriculum.

Outline of Training:

Introduction to Storybird and advantages of using it in the classroom Emaze presentation of Storybird Have teachers create an account with Storybird Have teachers create a book using Storybird Work with colleagues to develop ideas for using Storybird in the classroom Participant evaluation

Assessment: At the end of the workshop, participants will be asked to complete an evaluation of the session. A survey will be provided via Google Forms and consist of both multiple-choice and short answer questions. These evaluations will be used to determine the success of the staff development session and to assess the need for follow-up training in that particular area or in related areas.

Face-to-Face Staff Development Workshop Task Analysis

Step Action Description1 Introduction Hello. My name is Chasity Howard and today I would like to

share with you information about how to use the Web 2.0 tool, Storybird.

2 Workshop Overview Explain the handout with the agenda of the workshop and activities instructions.

3 Purpose of Storybird Explain the purpose of Storybird. Explain the benefits of digital storytelling. Explain how Storybird promotes literacy skills.

4 Creating a teacher account with Storybird

Choose account type “Teacher” Fill in name, email address and create a password. Complete email confirmation.

5 Creating classes in Storybird On your Classes tab, select STUDENTS from your class navigation.

Then select ADD OR INVITE STUDENTS. You have a few options:1. The quick grid: enter up to 10 students. Then tap ADD STUDENTS and you're done.2. Bulk accounts: need more than 10? Select the BULK ACCOUNT CREATION link under the quick grid. Then:

o Auto generate accounts: choose a root name and the number of accounts you want and Storybird will auto-generate the accounts. Or...

AFTER you've added the students to your class, tap MANAGE STUDENTS. Share with each student their USERNAME and TEMPORARY PASSWORD. They'll login, create a new password (a safety feature), and from there they can begin using Storybird.*Big class? Use the PRINT STUDENT LOGIN CARDS at the bottom of the list.

6 Creating a Storybird Click on "write" at the top of the screen Explore the images until you find an artist that you like, or use

the search bubble to find pictures with a tag word. Click the "Use this art" button, Select a book format and the artwork will load into the editor. In the editor, use the white space to write your book and drag-

and-drop any images you want onto the page. Use the Menu to "Save and Close" a book that's unfinished. Select "Publish" when you're done.

8 Assigning work in Storybird Include a short paragraph to explain the challenge; Choose media—a story, poem, picture, video, etc—to inspire Select a due date. Choose what art they use: anything, a particular artist, or art

based on certain keywords. Assignments will appear on your students' dashboards. When

they complete their work, it's pooled into an assignment library for everyone to read and comment upon.

9 Show student example Read through a student example of a Storybird.10 Participant practice using Storybird

and create their own Storybird Begin activity Have participants follow the activity instructions on the handout.

11 Brainstorm Session Participants will brainstorm with colleagues to develop ideas for using Storybird in current or upcoming lessons.

12 Participants complete questionnaire Have participants complete a questionnaire via Google form.