Storybird- step by step
www.storybird.com
1. Registering
• Go to storybird.com
• Click on “Sign up” in the top right corner to register for an account.
ii. Follow the instructions in the Sign up sidebar. In particular, choose a username
carefully. You can’t change it.
iii. Once you click “Create your account,” you’ll be sent an email to confirm your
registration.
iv. Activate your account
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Choose the type of account
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Follow the instructions in the Sign up sidebar. In particular, choose a username
carefully. You can’t change it.
Once you click “Create your account,” you’ll be sent an email to confirm your
registration.
i Activate your account
1. Registering
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Once you click “Create your account,” you’ll be sent an email to confirm your
registration.
Activate your account.
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The interface upon successful verification
2. Logging in
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Click on “Sign in” to login
2. Logging in
• If you forgot your username or password, use the links
in the sidebar
2. Logging in
•Edit your details
2. Logging in
General Setting
• update your avatar, password, and email (usernames can’t be changed).
• delete your account at any time (careful—it’s permanent).
2. Logging in
Privacy Setting:
• change your privacy settings
• Default- private (Storybirds will not show up in library)
• Public- all Storybirds are made public
2. Logging in
E-mail Notification Setting:
• control how often Storybird.com tells you about comments on your
Storybirds or when a collaborator switches turns with you.
2. Logging in
Spellcheck setting:
• Control spellchecker
• On: highlights misspelled words in Storymaker, provides dictionary
alternatives
• Choose the language for the dictionary
3. Finding Storybirds
• Click on the “Read” link in the main navigation
to reach the public library
4. Reading, commenting on and
hearting Storybirds
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1. Read a Storybird: click
anywhere on the cover.
2. Comment: scroll below the
cover and use the comment
box.
3. Heart a Storybird: click the
heart icon.
4. Add to your reading list:
click the link.
5. Share the link: click the
social networking icon(s).
6. Link to the author: click the
name(s) beside the author tag.
7. Link to the illustrator: click
on the name(s) beside the
illustrator tag.
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5. Creating Storybirds
• Click on the “Create” link in the main navigation
to start creating your own Storybird.
5. Creating Storybirds
Artist
• Browse stories from different artists.
• Click on any story to start a story with their pictures.
• Click “see more art” to view more stories.
5. Creating Storybirds
Theme
• Browse stories of different themes.
• Click on any theme to view stories related to the theme
• Click “see more art” to view more themes
5. Creating Storybirds
1. Pictures: drag art
thumbnails onto the
page.
2. Words: mouse over
the white page and
start writing.
3. Pages: add or delete
pages using these
controls.
4. Menu: invite a
collaborator, publish,
or save and close.
5. Clear thumbnails:
removes all
thumbnails but
leaves pages.
6. Start over: removes
all pages and
thumbnails.
5. Creating Storybirds
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Making a cover
1. Write a title
in this area.
2. Insert the
author’s
name (your
name).
3. Use this
image, or
replace it
with another
art thumbnail
as the cover
picture.
4. Choose a
colour for the
cover.
5. Creating Storybirds
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Creating a page
1. Drag a art thumbnail into the page (it can be on the left, right, top
or bottom).
2. Type your words into the box provided.
5. Creating Storybirds
Adding a new page
• Click “Add a Page” to create a new page in your
Storybird
5. Creating Storybirds
Removing a page
• Click “Remove a Page” to delete a previously-created
page in your Storybird.
6. Inviting a Collaborator
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You can invite a collaborator in two places.
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From the menu inside Storymaker
ii. From the dashboard
6. Inviting a Collaborator
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Fill in the invitation form.
Your collaborator will get an email that looks like this
When your collaborator clicks on the link they’ll be taken to an invite landing page
where they can jump in and start playing
6. Inviting a Collaborator
Taking turns
• You can jump in and make changes to a Storybird anytime you want.
• Storybird.com assigns turns and notify you on your dashboard and by email when
your partner has taken their turn or is switching turns with you.
7. Publishing Storybirds
• When you (or your partner, if you’re collaborating)
want to finish and publish your Storybird:
i. choose “Publish” from the Storymaker menu.
7. Publishing Storybirds
ii. click the “Details” link beside the cover on your dashboard
- clicking “Details” will take you to the “About this Storybird” panel
where you can include details about your story, set your privacy
option, and publish it.
Storybird- for teachers
1. Starting a Class
• Go to storybird.com/classes/create/
• Fill in the details of your class
• Click “Create your Class”
2. Adding students
• Click “Start adding students” to add your students into
your class
2. Adding students
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Last name: key in
your student’s last
name
2. First name: key in
your student’s first
name
3. Username:
Choose a username
for your student
4. Add: After filling
in the details, click
“Add” to add the
student into your
class.
Repeat the same steps
to add more students.
2. Adding students
Student log in
• After you add students to your class, you'll give them their USERNAME
(not student name) and the INITIAL ACTIVATION PASSWORD.
• They'll use that to login. When they do, they'll create a NEW password (for
safety reasons).
3. Giving an assignment
• Click “Assignments” on the dashboard
• Then, click “Create an assignment” to assign tasks
for your students.
3. Giving an assignment
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Choose a title for the
assignment
Describe the assignment
Use a Storybird or photo
to inspire your students
Choose ON if you want
students to be able to
use spellcheck while
writing their Storybirds.
This is the due date for
the assignment. Due
dates appear in the
student’s dashboard as a
gentle reminder to
complete the
theme/assignment.
Click “Save assignment”
4. Viewing students’ stories
• Click “Library” on the dashboard to view all your
students’ stories (assignments and own stories)
4. Viewing students’ stories
• You can view your students’ stories if they have
published any.
E-mail
Invitation e-mail