StoryJumper.com

by Angela Walters

Storyjumper.com is a FREE website that is designed for story creating.  There are endless possibilities to what you can do with storyjumper.com.

Here are a few online resources to help walk you through storyjumper.com and its many uses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=DPRjr2aijzM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeYSCNbT--g&feature=player_detailpage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtSLgYcdfWg&feature=player_detailpage

(videos procured from youtube.com)

 Simple

Not sure how to start? Storyjumper.com StoryStarter makes

telling stories easy. We'll help you write a story in just

7 steps.

Fast

Use our art or your own drawings & photos to illustrate your story. (please make sure to cite where you retrieve images from).

Fun

Show the world that you're an author. Share stories online for free and order beautiful hardback books starting at only $24.95.  (For group orders of 15 or more books there is a 20% discount).  Sharing online is secure and Storyjumper.com puts strict privacy controls in the hands of the teachers. 

A few scenarios where storyjumper.com could be beneficial…

•           Creating non-fiction stories for animals or sea life project based study
•          Alphabet books incorporating student drawings
•           Center station where child can create story using spelling words of the week
•           Create story on a specific topic  (ie. Math problems/vocab, parts of a cell, parts of a habitat, cause and effect story, conflict resolution, rewrite their favorite book)
•           Classroom monthly journal.  Put one student in charge of updating the journal with a picture of something great for that month and write about it.
•           Teacher can teach lesson using story 

 Benefits for teachers…

•      Can be used on smartboard to share with class.  Presentation form    
•       Secure site where you have control over the security
•       Create your own virtual classroom library
•       Allowing students to create on their own at their own pace or collaboratively for a variety of subjects
•       School to home connection parents can view child’s story online 
•       Child can create from home