STORYBIRD
Storybird is an online social platform for storytelling. Students act as authors by writing stories as they wish. Students can compose text, but they can't upload their own art; they must use Storybird's curated collection in their picture books and illustrated poems. Apart from reading stories, most of the features of storybird require a paid account for both teachers and students. After signing up or logging in, students can read published stories or create their own. They can repost favorite stories to their own Storybird account feeds, heart stories they like, and comment on them. Students can explore what their classmates have written in the class library or click on the Read tab to browse stories using a variety of filters. When students are ready to create their own, there are three possibilities: picture book, long-form (think chapter book), and poetry. To get started, students choose which format they want, then browse Storybird's art collec...