storybird presentation
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STORYBIRDDone by: Zahraa HamdanSubmitted to: Dr. Rima Malik
Lebanese University Special EducationFaculty of Education 1st year Masters - English
2014-2015
Storybird is a visual storytelling community. It’s a collaborative story
writing website that inspire writers of any age to turn images into fresh
stories.
Storybird born as a way to inspire storytelling with children, and then It has attracted millions of writers, readers, and artists to it’s platform. Families and friends, teachers and students, and professionals have created more than 5 million stories which makes Storybird one of the world's largest storytelling communities.
3 .Create a storybird account.
For any userFor teachers
For student For professional
writer or artist
1 .ReadStudents can read published stories in storybird, even if they haven’t an account. They click on “read” option, and explore stories.
2 .writeStudents can create and write their own stories. But they should have an account.They click on “write” option, and create stories.
1. read
We can use storybird for students with special needs. Students can choose any story they want, and also we can determine specific stories to be read at home for example, or to be read at school as a reading session with extra exercises.
2. write
Also a student with special needs can write a short story as an assignment. so, I indicate a specific topic or picture and he/she has to …. Then I can review his /her work and put a grade. And this creation could be in class or at home.
3. Make artworks
Some students with special needs have a creative imagination and the capability to draw and make arts. Then we can as teachers introduce them to storybird and support him to share his drawings.