Storybird
📝 Resource description
Is an online digital storytelling platform that allows young EFL students to create their own stories, combining visual art with written language.
Students can choose several illustrations and then build a story around them by writing texts that accompany the images. Moreover, the platform has different formats, is visual, and intuitive.
The use of images helps students to connect meaning with language, so both the vocabulary and the sentence structure are more accessible.
Link to the platform: https://storybird.com/
✅ Purpose
This resource is very useful because it promotes creative language production and allows students to:
- Develop writing skills.
- Practice vocabulary and grammar in context as they have to describe characters, actions, and settings.
- Improve reading comprehension by organizing ideas.
- Promote learning autonomy by creating their own story.
- Integrate digital literacy in classroom.
Besides, visual support encourages the student and creates a motivational environment with low pressure and anxiety.
🙋🏻♀️ How can we use this resource in classroom?
1. Demonstrate to the students how to use Storybird so they have a model before they start their own work.
2. Students will do better if they collaborate in small groups, so that they can brainstorm ideas, draft text, and edit each other's writings. This will peer interaction and English communication without the pressure of making mistakes.
3. Share the stories with the whole group and share them with other classes or schools. This reinforces their learning and promotes motivation.
Tags:
Digital Storytelling