One of Web 2.0 tools that I think I would use in my class is Storybird. It is an online collaborative storytelling tool. The stories are based on artwork of your choosing. You have the option of browsing through the actual images or selecting images according to a theme.
This tool does require a fast and easy signup. You must have an email address to sign up. It would be more advantageous for you to create the account and supply the login information to the students. To begin you must first select a piece of artwork or choose a theme. I chose to browse through the artwork. To see more images you must hit the reload button. Once you see an image you would like to use select it and click start a Storybird.
From here you begin to enter you story text. Several of the artist’s images appear in the margins and you can drag any of those images onto your storyboard. After you enter the first line or page of the story you can choose to add the number of pages you would like. Afterwards they need to publish it remembering to include their name or names as the author.
As a classroom teacher this has many potential uses. I would have students to choose 3 pieces of artwork related to whatever it is we are studying. They would be telling their story which must include fact and fiction. After they tell their story they can save them to share with the class. This gives students the opportunity to show what they know in a different way.
This seems like a tool that can be used at all grade levels.
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