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[] = What is Storybird? =

Storybird allows teachers and students to collaboratively create art-inspired narratives. One person begins a story by selecting images and adding text. Your partner can be invited to work on the storybird or they can be assigned a turn. Finished products can actually be printed as a book or a PDF for a fee.

By selecting visual pieces students can demonstrate their understanding of the connection between art and emotion. It's idea tool to teach visual literacy skills, communiction and collaboration, and digital citizenship.

=﻿Classroom Applications=
 * personal narrative
 * write a storybook
 * journal or story of historical event or character
 * display a science project
 * interpret a concept or idea through story

=﻿Things to know=
 * No student emails
 * Can be used as a class or individually
 * Manage student accounts and set passwords
 * View all student activity
 * Set privacy levels
 * Moderate comments and discussions
 * Build libraries by theme
 * Invite other to collaborate, comment, and share
 * Projects automatically saved
 * Inappropriate content and behavior will be banned

=Getting Started=

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 * 1) Create an account for teacher.
 * 2) Create a class and add students. Password are automatically generated but can be changed.
 * 3) Check email for confirmation.
 * 4) View class dashboard to add students and modify settings
 * 5) Create a story by selecting an image, adding text and additional pages.
 * 6) Click on details to add a summary, tags and publish.
 * 7) Share by email, link, or embed in a webpage.

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