Digital Storytelling

Become familiar with a tool called Storybird.  Storybird collects art from a variety of artists and lets you use that art to express yourself.  I have signed you all up for Storybird accounts. 

1. Log in to Storybird with the username: AmandaG14 and the temporary password: omoabi. Change your password once you've logged in.
2. After you have logged in to Storybird, start exploring the tool.  Start by looking at my own story: Mary Ann Reads a Book.  Type a comment about something specific that you liked. 
• A good, specific compliment is not: I liked your story.  
• A good specific compliment is: I liked how you used dialogue to show how feisty your character is! Great use of indirect characterization! OR Your use of imagery description of the setting really helped set a calm tone and made me feel like I was there.
3. Write at least one good specific compliment for each of the following Storybirds that were made by your peers:
• Cat on the Run by Bry 
• The Tale of Cynthia Mercury by Celenia
•  The Day the Clouds Drifted Away by Adara
• The Perfect Day by Janelle
• Finding Friends by Lizzie
• Sally's Adventure by Jesstine
4. Find five more Storybirds through searching the website that appeal to you. Write a specific compliment for each one and send me the link for each of these as a "comment" below.
5. Create your own Storybird.  Include the link as a "comment" below on this blog post.  Your story must be grammatically correct with correct spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.  Additionally, your story must include at least three of the following: 

• have a plot that makes sense
• convey a mood, tone, or atmosphere in which pictures and text work together
• include complex and interesting characterization
• have a discernible theme.