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About us: a peek inside Storybird

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About us: a peek inside Storybird
What we're up to and where we're headed.
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  • adam
    adam says:
    I need to get a cape. And I think the "advocate for the imagination" guy should be our new mascot.
    Posted 6 months ago (Permalink)
  • mark
    mark says:
    lol
    Capes for everyone! (Well, capes and chocolate.)
    Posted 6 months ago (Permalink)
  • missK
    missK says:
    Where form meets function.
    Posted 6 months ago (Permalink)
  • kaye
    kaye says:
    I would like both a cap and a cape
    Posted 6 months ago (Permalink)
  • Quasimime
    Quasimime says:
    mark, i love this story and its art. serves a purpose and is good-looking, too.
    =)
    Posted 6 months ago (Permalink)
  • annecollier
    annecollier says:
    Mark, in your beautiful "About Us" storybird, you say "For families and friends, we're building a service...." What about "For students and teachers"? I see this as having tremendous potential for collaborative formal as well as informal learning (producing, prose and poetry writing, new media literacy and digital citizenship, etc.). I'm sure you've all thought a lot about this, but I think it should be right up front in marketing materials. I'm excited about the potential for artists too - and for collaboration between students and professional artists. Talk about authentic learning! Anyway, go Storybird!
    Posted 6 months ago (Permalink)
  • mark
    mark says:
    @quasimime: I'm going to use that as a compliment for me too ;)

    @anncollier: Absolutely. Teachers and students are a big part of our plans going forward. Given our short-term constraints (ie. being a bootstrapped startup) we're focused on the family/friend connection. But once we have some velocity—teachers and students come next. Not only because it can help with various learning styles, but also because it links the student/teacher relationship to the parents...a relationship we've seen drift further and further apart in schools.
    Posted 6 months ago (Permalink)
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  • taralazar
    taralazar says:
    I just have one question after reading this.

    What kind of CHEESE?

    (You understand that I'm much more a cheese girl than a chocolate one.)
    Posted 6 months ago (Permalink)
  • mark
    mark says:
    It would have to be goat cheese and mozzarella, particularly with tomatoes and crusty bread. But the key is to chase it down with a small bit of 72% dark ;)
    Posted 6 months ago (Permalink)
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  • oshun
    oshun says:
    it's a great thing. and has become a verb for me.

    "sorry, busy storybirding"
    Posted 6 months ago (Permalink)
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  • Jay
    Jay says:
    What a great discovery...I found the link on one of West Australian Education Department's recommended resource lists. I run programs for gifted and talented primary students and plan to use this as the main tool for a course next year. Love the way it encourages imagination and uses some fantastic art as a starting point.....
    Posted 6 months ago (Permalink)
  • mark
    mark says:
    Thanks everyone. We appreciate the love and all the great feedback. Remember to drop us a line every now and again on how you're using Storybird with your family or students. We LOVE that kind of stuff.
    Posted 6 months ago (Permalink)
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  • nana
    nana says:
    and cat
    Posted 5 months ago (Permalink)
  • andy
    andy says:
    very popular i see...
    Posted 5 months ago (Permalink)
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  • daddylove678
    daddylove678 says:
    i like to learn more about story bird because i have only been on story bird for a month so mark could you wright a nother story about the storybird website or tell me some things on this comment paper is what i mean by just i am new to story bird is so i need to Know more then what the story sais so would you please do that??? huh???
    Posted 4 months ago (Permalink)
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  • mark
    mark says:
    @daddylove678: thanks for the kind words about Storybird and my stories in particular. If you'd like to learn more about Storybird, you can read http://blog.storybird.com/2009/03/prologue/

    If you'd like more stories, well...those pop out of my head only when they feel like it, so you'll have to wait—just like me. But there are other great authors on the site, like missK, Betty, and Nyx, all who are writing fantastic stuff.

    And, of course, the world is waiting for your stories. That's what's great about Storybird. You can read, but you can write. And what you write is just as important as anyone else's stuff.
    Posted 4 months ago (Permalink)
  • daddylove678
    daddylove678 says:
    OK that sound like a great place to look on for more story bird stuff thanks!!!
    Posted 4 months ago (Permalink)
  • daddylove678
    daddylove678 says:
    for well what you said at the top you shouldd make storys pop in your head here are some idels:
    -a vecatchen you had
    -favorite things
    -animals
    -your favorite teams or sports stuff you now about
    Posted 4 months ago (Permalink)
  • mark
    mark says:
    @daddylove678: great ideas. And, btw, you can change your avatar (the picture beside your comments) by clicking on your name in the top right corner of the page (beside "hi"). That takes you to your account page where you can upload a new image.
    Posted 4 months ago (Permalink)
  • daddylove678
    daddylove678 says:
    thanks for the help!!
    Posted 4 months ago (Permalink)
  • daddylove678
    daddylove678 says:
    besides i know that funny book frightend from flying i know it is funny i am wrighting a secent if you liked the first.
    Posted 4 months ago (Permalink)
  • strietelmeierr
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  • strietelmeierr
    strietelmeierr says:
    As a second language acquisition teacher in a small community, I am using this to provide my English Language Learners a voice to the world. We use writing to learn English and the Storybird format and art inspire my students beyond words! THANKS in 8 Languages from all of us!
    Posted 4 months ago (Permalink)
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  • MollyDJ
    MollyDJ says:
    Hi! amberbridge
    Posted 4 months ago (Permalink)
  • MZ557
    MZ557 says:
    I have added a blog post on my blog for teachers who teach at my school as well as for teachers at other districts. I am hoping they will use your site for poems that students create.

    http://www.hopkins.kyschools.us/webpages/mzimmer/myblog.cfm?blogid=7289

    Let me know if I need to make any changes or feel free to add your own comments for my readers. Thank you!
    Posted 4 months ago (Permalink)
  • palop5
    palop5 says:
    nice story
    Posted 4 months ago (Permalink)
  • mark
    mark says:
    @MZ557 (Mr Zimmer): that's a great roundup of Storybird. Thanks for the post and taking the time to spread the Storybird love. It's greatly appreciated.
    Posted 4 months ago (Permalink)
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  • hungribunni
    hungribunni says:
    As you can tell
    By my writing obsession
    Storybird has a fan
    firmly in its possession
    Posted 3 months ago (Permalink)
  • thebigjc
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  • Lizard1212
    Lizard1212 says:
    You have CHEESE?
    What Kind?
    :)
    Posted 3 months ago (Permalink)
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  • randomgal
    randomgal says:
    cute but I would have perfered chedder LOL great story to inspire young writers
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  • magicpixie
    magicpixie says:
    I'm afraid I've received neither a cape nor chocolate. As much as this saddens me, I'm generally not one to complain. Some nice stories have compensated for this oversight.
    Posted 3 months ago (Permalink)
  • Luzmar
    Luzmar says:
    I've just found this place and I LOVE IT!!

    Thanks
    Posted 2 months ago (Permalink)
  • mark
    mark says:
    Thanks @luzmar: we love it too :)
    Posted 2 months ago (Permalink)
  • sarahdawn_evans
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  • sscherer18
    sscherer18 says:
    It is a very nice introduction!!!
    Posted 1 month ago (Permalink)
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  • perfect10
    perfect10 says:
    sweet it was my birthday yesterday whoooooooooo
    Posted 1 month ago (Permalink)
  • SarahV
    SarahV says:
    Nice work!
    Posted 1 month ago (Permalink)
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  • swirl26
    swirl26 says:
    nice
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  • Candyland546
    Candyland546 says:
    WOW. your good.
    Posted 2 weeks ago (Permalink)
  • hilltop3rd
    hilltop3rd says:
    Mark - great website. My students love this site. Currently, students are creating stories with their learning partners in the classroom. Soon, we will also create stories collaboratively with students at a different school.

    I have many students who are using this at home and creating stories by themselves.

    I learned about this site at a conference.

    Thank you so so so much!
    Posted 2 days ago (Permalink)
  • 1566
    1566 says:
    u have more views then most pictures! compared 2 u, i have pretty much no views at all! IM IMPRESSED!!!!! =D
    Posted 6 hours ago (Permalink)

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Published: Aug. 19, 2009
Updated: Aug. 19, 2009
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