Smilebox and Storybird

Smilebox is an application that is geared towards creating posters, cards, and a variety of designs. Smilebox has a ton of different options for students to choose from whether it is sports, graduation cards, get well cards, or classroom activities. Students will find this useful because they are able to include their own personal pictures or pictures they find online. They can arrange the photos in the order they prefer and add music to make it more entertaining. Smilebox would probably be best for older elementary and above because it requires lots of time and for students to include their own pictures.

A digital slideshow by Smilebox

Storybird is a much different application than Smilebox, but is still very easy to use for teachers, students, and others. It provides a blank template with a variety of options to choose from to form a creative story. The students could think of an idea or the teacher could create one and give the students the opportunity to add photos that they find interesting or use the ones provided. Creating personal stories is an exciting way for students to express themselves. Teachers could easily assign this as homework for students to complete throughout the week and have all the students present at the end of the week. Being able to provide words and follow a sequence is also a huge benefit. I like that is it easy to use and has easy access and already provides ideas so students can get their creative juices flowing.




http://storybird.com/books/big-belly-billy-hears-a-sound/?token=4e49cu