PE5_Storybird

Well, the saga continues with this new Web 2.0 tool. I left off on my last post with creating an assignment for my kids to complete a storybird. I chose cats because most of my students have or like cats.

To choose cats I went into the create assignment section, found some artwork, I chose Catalogue nd created a name for the assignment, We Love Cats! This is one of the pictures I chose for the Storybird.










Here is a page in progress for the assignment. I chose a picture from those that are in Catalogue. Clicked on the box on the left and added my text. I also added my name to the page!










Here is the sample project I began. This is the cover and the next screen shot is the first page. Unfortunately, this is all I got for this assignment because I hit the wrong button and published the storybird before it was done. I now know not to hit published but to hit the share button. This will help me with the directions for my students and families to use this tool successfully.

This is the first page of the project/assignment. But I did not get any farther because I  pushed the wrong button. Learning as I go, what an experience!

PE4_Storybird

I am very excited about this tool. It incorporates writing (a skill that kindergarten students are just beginning to develop), parental involvement, and technology. These are all areas that are new to kindergarteners and their families.

First I had to create an account and create a class.

Here are screen shots of creating an account and a class:

 

 Here is a screen shot of changing the students password from the one assigned by Storybird. I gave them all the same password to make it easy for me to access their accounts, if needed!

Here is a screen shot of the parent page: I have printed this page to send home to my families:

Here is a screen shot of choosing a picture from the artwork area to create an assignment.

 Here is a screen shot showing my assignment I created:

 Here is a screen shot with my assignment I created and my class list. This shows who has or has not been on the site and created a page in our book.

Here is a screen shot of how to create a page in Storybird:












Now, that I have learned how to create an account, set up a class, changed their passwords, created a parental involvement/informational folder, created a faux assignment for practice and created a faux page, I will now be concentrating on my RILS. My next blog post will be focused on my progress of that!

Have a great night!!!