StoryBird

The librarian with whom I work showed me storybird.com today. It is amazing. I set up my account (it is a teacher account, so I can create and manage student accounts and create assignments for them.

When a user creates a storybird, they can choose from artwork that has been provided, and then drag and drop the artwork and add text to tell the story. Storybirds can be group projects... students can invite others in their class (or anyone else with an account).

The site is free to use, and the company makes money by selling the stprybirds... I can see a school book fair that features the kids' books... that is real books, bound and all!

http://storybird.com/