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What is Storyjumper?
What is Storyjumper?
Storyjumper is an online resource that allows students to work collaboratively or independently to create their own stories. Students take on the roles of author, illustrator, and editor. StoryJumper is a great way to engage students in developing their literacy skills by accommodating different learning modalities.
Storyjumper is an online resource that allows students to work collaboratively or independently to create their own stories. Students take on the roles of author, illustrator, and editor. StoryJumper is a great way to engage students in developing their literacy skills by accommodating different learning modalities.
Storyjumper Promotes 21st-century Skills in the following ways:
Storyjumper Promotes 21st-century Skills in the following ways:
- Students can collaborate with one another!
- Students can communicate with others and share ideas!
- Students engage in informational, media, and technology literacy!
- Students are asked to think critically and problem solve!
- Students get CREATIVE!
How to set up a class:
How to set up a class:
1. Sign up....it's free!!!!
1. Sign up....it's free!!!!
2. Click on the box stating you are a teacher and want to use Storyjumper in the classroom.
2. Click on the box stating you are a teacher and want to use Storyjumper in the classroom.
3. Create your class
3. Create your class
4. Start a class
4. Start a class
5. Add students
5. Add students
6. Create a practice book to familiarize yourself and the students with the process of creating StoryJumper books.
6. Create a practice book to familiarize yourself and the students with the process of creating StoryJumper books.
https://www.storyjumper.com/main/classroom
(Storyjumper, 2019)Ways in which educators can utilize StoryJumper in their classroom:
Ways in which educators can utilize StoryJumper in their classroom:
Creating Narratives
Creating Narratives
Students can use Storyjumper to create narrative texts. Students can demonstrate their understanding of story elements as they create a fiction text. When students write narratives they develop a unique knowledge called horizons of possibility thinking. The goal is to discover, imagine, gain perspective, ponder, and develop deep understanding (Langer, 2011, as cited in Olsen & Godfrey, 2019, p.82)
Creating Student Journals
Creating Student Journals
Students can use Storyjumper to create a journal, whether personal to student experiences, or having the student take on the life of another person or animal. journal writing facilitates a deeper understanding of the material and said to improve student outcomes (Bangert, Drowns et al., 2004, as cited in, Klein, Haug, Bildfess, 2019,p.164
Nonfiction Texts
Nonfiction Texts
StoryJumper can be used across content areas. You can have students work collaboratively or independently to create a book about a topic you are learning about in reading, science, or social studies. The students can research a topic and create their own story. Teachers that have students write from informational sources facilitate content learning, improve reading comprehension, develop critical thinking skills, and to teach writing skills (Herbert, 2019, p.109).
Why You Should Use StoryJumper!
Why You Should Use StoryJumper!
Promotes greater connections to what is being learned!
Promotes greater connections to what is being learned!
Students can use their prior experiences to create narrative writing. Storytelling stresses emotion and authenticity. Students demonstrate understanding as they make connections to academic content through storytelling (Lisenbee & Ford, 2018, p. 135) .
Promotes higher levels of engagement!
Promotes higher levels of engagement!
Storyjumper is a great way to keep students engaged because it gives students an active creator role instead of passive receivers. According to Liu, Tai, & Lui (2018), "In depth learning occurs when students are engaged in synthesizing information into coherent verbal and imagery representations based on their own understanding (p.914)
Improves student Creativity!
Improves student Creativity!
There is endless possibilities when students create their own stories. Students can decide the genre, develop the story elements, add dialogue, and add rich sensory details. According to Ohler (2013), "Digital storytelling brings out the practical artist in students while helping them practice creativity as a skill that is marketable, personally rewarding, and good for the communities in which they live" (p.15).
References
Audioboom.(n.d). [nonfiction book with a worm clipart]. Retrieved from https://audioboom.com/playlists/4603111-non-fiction-books-by-mrs-hogan-s-class
Hebert, M. (2019). Writing to learn. In Graham, S., MacArthur, A. C., Herbert, M. (2019), Best practices in writing instruction (3rd ed.). New York, NY: The Guildford Press.
Klien, P. D., Haurg, K. N, Bildfell, A. (2019). Writing to learn. In Graham, S., MacArthur, A. C., Herbert, M. (2019), Best practices in Writing instruction (3rd ed.). New York, NY: The Guildford Press.
Lisenbee, P. S., & Ford, C. M. (2018). Engaging students in traditional and digital storytelling to make connections between pedagogy and children’s experiences. Early Childhood Education Journal, 46(1), pp. 129–139. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-017-0846-x '
Liu, K.P., Tai, S.J. D., & Liu, C.C. (2018). Enhancing language learning through creation: the effect of digital storytelling on student learning motivation and performance in a school English course. Educational Technology Research & Development, 66(4),pp. 913–935. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-018-9592-z
Morris, A. (2016, April 9) Storyjumper tutorial 2016 [Youtube video]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kWazFUFgP4&t=118s
Ohler, J. (2013). Digital storytelling in the classroom : New media pathways to literacy, learning, and creativity (Second edition). Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com.proxy-iup.klnpa.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1046130&site=ehost-live
Olson, C. B., Godfrey, L. (2019). Writing to learn. In Graham, S., MacArthur, A. C., Herbert, M. (2019), Best practices in Writing instruction (3rd ed.). New York, NY: The Guildford Press.
Storyjumper. (2019). Teacher's guide. Retrieved from https://www.storyjumper.com/main/classroom
Storyjumper. (2019) [Storyjumper logo]. Retrieved from https://storyjumper.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/115000726672-FAQ?page=1#articles
Writings and Essays Corner. (2013).[clipart of child writing in journal]. Retrieved from: http://www.attachmax.com/59/postXVII/narrative-writing-clipart.html/writing-story-clipart-intended-for-narrative-writing-clipart
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