How to Create Your First Storybird Book

What is Storybird? Actual Link: http://ilearntechnology.com/?tag=storybird

Examples of Storybird Stories Created by my Pre-Service Teachers pursuing their Teaching Credentials.
Link: http://www.slideshare.net/RebaGordonMatthews/storybird-story-links-createdbypreserviceteachers?ref=http://ipadgrantteamdiary.blogspot.com/

Heres how to CREATE your Storybird Story

1. Open Storybird. http://storybird.com/

3. Choose an artist or theme.

4. Browse through the work of featured artist.

2. Create a FREE account

(or you will lose your story).

5. Then choose the artwork to start your story.

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6. Choose the artwork for the book cover.

7. Type in title of book and authors name

8. Click Add a Page. A blank page will appear.

9. Drag artwork to the left hand side of the New Page.

10. Place cursor on the screen and type in text box.

11. Continue to add pages and build your story.

12. Click SAVE.

13.

Click the story presentation button to view story.

14. Story in Full View

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15. Click Menu.

16. Click Publish

15. It will save story for publishing.

16. Change your Storybird setting to Public.

16. Choose your storys category, then click Submit.

17. All stories are moderated before placed in library.

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16. Copy link to your story and paste in discussion. 17. My sample story link: http://storybird.com/books/the-cave-25/

18. This is storys pubic view:

Additional Resources
Storybird: A Collaborative Storytelling Tool - http://techtutorials.edublogs.org/2011/09/05/storybird/
New Teacher Boot Camp Week 3 - Using Storybird
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/storybird-new-teacher-boot-camp-lisa-dabbs
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