Storybird - Educational Website
Storybird Educational Website
Available through desktop/ personal computer and even mobile devices through app stores, Storybird is a highly rated and recommended application âempowering young writers to create unique stories with amazing illustrationsâ (Storybird Website). Storybird collaborates and models their programming with educators, artists, and writers to make sure the tools they provide are high quality, understandable and accessible to the range of individuals who are using their service. This application allows users to explore writing picture books, long form stories, comics, flash fiction, and poetry while connecting them with other users of the program. If used in an educational setting or even that of a home setting, while I would understand if there is a screening process for the materials shared, it is best to have some eyes on the process to understand what's happening and to help navigate. In the end, it offers a way for young writers to have their books printed and to have this tangible thing to feel excited about. There are a number of outlets that are providing book making services to families and youth and that is so very exciting.
Growing up I learned how to make stories and the like through physical media through I never got as far as learning book binding techniques and learning how to make picture books using clipart in powerpoint then shooting all the way over to inDesign and making books that way. These are big steps and sometimes access to this information, instruction, and material can be very daunting. Itâs a great thing to see a program like this compiling all these resources into one place to allow for this middle ground of experimenting with writing and books and digital to physical media to take place. I would be curious to see in real life how these programs are impacting youth as well as how the applications are being taught and used in educational and recreational settings. No shame to the books and catalogs I have made using inDesign and Blurb, I adore these programs and am proud of the background I have to allow myself ability to utilize these programs- but I would love to see more people and accessible programs coming together and making amazing things.
I would love to see this used in a library/ educational setting where kids/ youth can write out their own stories. I like this idea in my head of using it as a tool to pass down versions of family or cultural stories.
-Ray 02/25/2024










