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Digital storytelling platforms
Technology made easier than ever to publish your own book without the need for a traditional publisher. Self-publishing off
ers unprecedented opportunities for students to get their ideas in front of real-world audiences.
This section looks at tools aimed to self-publishing:
Digital storytelling platforms (like Storybird, Booktrack, and Book Creator) On these platforms, users create
their own digital storybooks—meaning they are viewable online. On some, artwork is supplied by the platform,
and on others, students can upload their own. Some platforms even allow the addition of audio, video, and
hyperlinks to the book.
Teacher Uses
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Create an online class library of student-created stories with tools like Storybird or Book Creator, where students
can comment on each other’s work.
Use a tool like Mixbook to publish a class book—a writing anthology, a collection of student art or photography,
or perhaps a gallery of science fair projects—to share with current and future students
Publish a book of the year’s accomplishments for sports teams or extracurricular clubs; these can be sold to
families as keepsakes.
Demonstrate your own pursuit of a passion by self-publishing a book through a service like Lulu; share
your process with students as you go through it so they can see how it’s done.
Student Uses Using a tool like Mixbook or Book Creator, produce a digital book as the final product for a research
project or other independent project. These can cover any subject at all, ranging from the exploration of a science or
social studies topic, to journalism on a current event, to an art or photography portfolio. Get inspiration for creative
writing pieces using art from a site like Storybird.