Sunday 13 February 2011

Storybird




What is this?
  • Storybird is a collaborative storytelling website.
  • You can make short and art-inspired stories.
  • You can share, read, and print your own stories.
Why is the content good for language learning?
  • Reading fun storybooks is the best way to learn English for EFL young learners.
  • It is easy to read with wonderful pictures.
  • After reading, learners can read the story again or create a new storybird.
  • It is good to improve learner autonomy when they make their own storybook and publish it.
How might you use it to foster language learning?     
  • Read published storybirds with students and let them talk about their opinion about them.
  • To make their own storybird, let students choose their favorite topic and ask what kind of story they want to make.
  • Get them to choose pictures they like and drag them into the story board. 
  • Give them opportunities to say about the picture first and to type the words.
  • Publish the storybird if they like it. 
  • Give students the website address and let them send the storybird to the student's friends or parents to share it at home.
What limitations should the teacher consider when using it?
  • Might be a bit difficult to make a storybird as a whole class because the students' preference can be different.
  • Some spelling mistakes can be found published ones.
  • Some pictures are too scary for young learners.

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