Unlock The Story Inside, Unlock The English Inside Yourself

There is no doubt of the effectiveness of internet storytelling tools to facilitate learning in the ESL classroom.  One such site that provides a great way to teach students English is storybird.  This tool is not just helpful for learning the English language but it also gives students practice with creative writing and the components of writing such as sequencing of events, writing/reading for meaning and using the correct story format of beginning, middle and end.  A unique feature about this site is that it provides pictures so all the author has to do is add text; as the site states "Storybird reverses visual storytelling by starting with the image and unlocking the story inside."  This is great for beginning learners of English because it helps guide their story and thinking of ideas and story lines.  This site provides free sign up and use and is really easy to learn how to use.  This is a link to an adventure story I created, The Land of Crystaline.  I hope you enjoy and have as much fun as I did exploring this site!