I found this to be rather enjoyable. I liked Storybird better than the other one visually. The other one seemed too gimmicky. The special effects were distracting from the content IMO.
I decided to create a story that I can show to my 1st and 2nd grade students on the first day of art class.
The aspect of this tool that I have not yet figured out is how to upload pictures of my choice. For this story I chose from the selections that were suggested to me, and that was fine for this lesson. In the future, I would want to use images of famous works of art and photos of artists and places and student art. Does anyone know about how to do that?
As far as using this for student assignments, I do not see that working in my situation. I would need access to a lab. Usually the labs are busy testing, although I have not tried checking one out in a long time.
I have always noticed that students seem to find it easier to pay attention to a story than to someone talking. Go figure. If I could turn all my directions into stories....I think there might be a lot less of "what I am supposed to do now?"
I love this Tammy! I like the way you turned directions into a story. That hadn't really occurred to me. What a great way to introduce expectations and procedures at the beginning of the year.
ReplyDeleteI also find it easier to listen and learn when told in story form. It is logical, and interesting. I like the pictures you chose, but I can see why you would not have your students create these, since you are focusing on them creating their own art work and this site provides the illustrations for you.
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