Last week I talked about integrating comics into the curriculum as a good way to help encourage lower level readers as well as a great motivator and tool to help engage all types of students.
Today I ran across a website that allows students to create visual stories to share with friends and families called Storybird. Due to the design of the site, it is geared more towards elementary but I could see anyone enjoying using it. You will have to register, but it is free. Stories are created by choosing either a theme or artist's drawings. It's as simple as dragging and dropping the chosen image onto the page in the book. When finished, you can choose how you want it published, either public or private.
Classroom Application:
This site allows students to take the drawing aspect out of it so they can focus on their writing. By being able to publish this to the web, others can then leave a comment. Since this site allows for collaboration, I could see a class that has a penpal, work together to create several books to share. This would allow the students to get someone else's perspective and their creativity could blossom.
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