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Published: Aug. 19, 2009
Updated: Aug. 19, 2009
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I need to get a cape. And I think the "advocate for the imagination" guy should be our new mascot.
lol
Capes for everyone! (Well, capes and chocolate.)
Where form meets function.
I would like both a cap and a cape
mark, i love this story and its art. serves a purpose and is good-looking, too.
=)
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!
@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.
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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.)
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 ;)
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it's a great thing. and has become a verb for me.
"sorry, busy storybirding"
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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.....
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.
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very popular i see...
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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???
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@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.
OK that sound like a great place to look on for more story bird stuff thanks!!!
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
@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.
thanks for the help!!
besides i know that funny book frightend from flying i know it is funny i am wrighting a secent if you liked the first.
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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!
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Hi! amberbridge
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!
nice story
@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.
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As you can tell
By my writing obsession
Storybird has a fan
firmly in its possession
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You have CHEESE?
What Kind?
:)
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cute but I would have perfered chedder LOL great story to inspire young writers
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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.
I've just found this place and I LOVE IT!!
Thanks
Thanks @luzmar: we love it too :)
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It is a very nice introduction!!!
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sweet it was my birthday yesterday whoooooooooo
Nice work!
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nice
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WOW. your good.
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!
u have more views then most pictures! compared 2 u, i have pretty much no views at all! IM IMPRESSED!!!!! =D
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mark do you work for storybird or something like that.
This makes my <3 smile.
Mark - your energy and vision are inspirational.
Hey Mark I really like the thing with cheese. I like melted cheese and peanut butter on cruskits. :P
@hilltop3rd: @1566: @Maureen @Pearly: thanks much for all the kind words. :)
ur welcome
wheres da cheeeeeeze??????? lemme at itttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Absolutely the most fun you can have dreaming up stories! I'm working on a list of websites to recommend to the parents of my students and this is TOP of the list! Thank you!!
i cant seem to make a story. it just comes up to art and pictures. What do i do?
Try dragging the art onto the page Kyle15.
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My students are currently using Storybird to write their own science fiction or fantasy stories to upload to our class wiki. They LOVE it! If you see any work by the StuCrew gang, those are my kids! :)
wow you get heaps of comments i dont get as much,gl and make more stories
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How do you use your pictures for your book?
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cool very cool, btw i <3 cheese and facebook roflol
hi
Np Mark (if the cheese is blue cheese, I dont want any)
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this is great mark
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Iwould like both cape and a cap!!!
That storybird is great
Are you a storybird team?
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As an educator, I see tremendous application for this in my ESOL ELA/Reading classes. I look forward to when Story Bird can support teachers who wish to register a whole classroom of students creating, collaborating, and sharing with their parents and the community.....
so cooollll!you must have to read it and it is so awesome and loads of fun suitable for basicly everyone must have to read and write.
jjgirl hearted this
well i have been on only for a few days
and so far this website rocks!!!!!!!!!!!
and before i think I saw that you (Mark) made 20 books so far
KStar
cool
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Hallo Mark... I would love it if you would check out my books... Oh and I think you are a vary vary good writer...
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Good idea.
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i like it well any way i love your books
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I like storybird because it makes me feel like an author.
-JJ:)