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Hope you enjoyed seeing the lovely illustrations in Storybird and trying to find good matches to your writing. I bet you can see how this digital tool would be a good one for increasing literacy skills - primarily in the younger grades. The connection of concepts in a 'digital story' enhanced with multimedia is a great creation tool.
ReplyDeleteYour thoughts about using student choice as frequently as possible is definitely important for engagement. I also find it is helpful in teaching students how to make good decisions too as they deal with the consequences of their own choices (i.e., not necessarily choosing a good friend as a working partner as they don't get work done and/or too much falls on one, etc). Choice also empowers students and allows them to have 'voice' which is crucial for our future world.