Storybird Technology Integration Matrix

Colorado
Academic
Standards

NETS
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NETS S

Blooms
Taxonomy

Constructi
vism

Student
Use

Direct
Instructio
n

Flipped
Classroo
m

Instructio
nism

Behavior
ism

Mathematics
1. Number
Sense,
Properties,
and
Operations

Understand
- the students

I will create
a Storybird
on the
properties
and order of
operations
that I will
give as
homework
to read. The
students will
then come
to class and
we will play
a game to
see what
they can
remember.
After each
question of
the game
we will
discuss the
answer.

I will have
made the
students a
Storybird that
they can
access at
home before
class that is
about the
order of
operations
and
properties.
The children
will be
exposed to
the
information
when they
read the
story. They
can then
come to class
with
questions or
comments
and we can
have a
lecture on the
properties
and
operations.
The students
explore the
information
before they
are taught.

will create brief

understanding
of the concepts
when reading
the story but
then will have
the information
clarified during
class so that
they will have
an
understanding
of order of
operations and
properties.

#1, a.
#2, a, b.
#3, d.

2. Patterns,
Functions,
and
Algebraic
Structures

The students
will create a
Storybird that
applies to a
word problem
by breaking it
down into
sections.
They will then

Analyze: the
students will
analyze how
word problems
are solved and
put together
by breaking
into pieces and
understanding

The students
can see how the
word problem is
a real life
situation and
how it is put
together. This
would help show
the students

The students
will use the
program/web
site Storybird.
They will get
the hands on
practice with
the
technology.

This is
behaviorism
because the
students will
receive a
reward for
correct
answers in
the game.
This
motivates the
students as
well as gets
them actively
involved in
learning.

solve and
present their
story with the
rest of the
class.

how each piece

relates to the
others.

#1, a

3. Analysis,
Statistics,
and
Probability
4. Shape,
Dimension,
and
Geometric
Relationship
s

Understand
- the students

I will present
a Storybird
that teaches
the students
about each
of the
shapes. I will
use this
Storybird as
an aid to my
lecture. The
students
then will use
the
Storybird to
draw each
shape and
label it with
characteristi
cs.

will create
understanding
in each of the
shapes and
their
characteristics.

that math is not

always about
just a bunch of
numbers. By
having the
students create
a Storybird with
the word
problem, they
have a variety of
options and can
make it however
they want.

I have given
the students
direct
instruction on
what I would
like them to do
with the
shapes by
cutting them
out and
labeling them.

The Storybird
acts as an aid to
my lecture. I am
giving the
students
information
through lecture.

#1, a
#2, a

Reading, Writing, and Communicating

1. Oral
Expression
and
Listening

The students
will write their
own
examples of
fair use and
copyright
infringement.
Then each
student will
read their
example and

Evaluatethe students
will evaluate
each of the
scenarios and
decide if they
are fair use or
copyright
infringement.

The students
are engaged
in the game
because they
created their
own example
and they also
have a
reward at the
end if they
get the most

the class will

guess
whether it is
considered
fair use or
copyright
infringement.
The student
with the most
right answers
will get a few
Extra credit
points.

right.

#5, a

2. Reading
for All
Purposes

Evaluate-

After the
students
have read
the
storybirds,
the next day
we will
discuss the
meaning of
each of
these stories
and what
they meant
to each of
the children.

I will give the

students a
list of
storybirds to
choose from,
and assign
that they
must read at
least 3 at
home before
class the next
day.

the students
evaluate the
story for
meaning and
how it relates
to their lives.

#1, c

3. Writing
and
Composition

After the
students
have
created their
stories I will
use a
PowerPoint
to lecture
about
copyright
laws and
how their
story is
protected
under these
copyright
laws. Also
the lecture
will include
the fair use
rules and
regulations.

#3, a, d.

The students
will create a
Storybird in
order to
represent a
personal
experience in
their life.
They can
exaggerate
and be
creative as
much as they
like as long as
the story
follows a plot
with a
beginning,
middle, and
end. The
purpose is to
let them
create their

Create- the
students will
create their
own Storybird.

By relating the
Storybird to a
personal
experience the
students are
creating
connections with
their own life.
These
connections
help the
students learn
the concepts.

The students
get to
actively
create a
Storybird in
class. They
get hands on
practice using
this
technology.

The PowerPoint
with lecture
about the
copyright laws
is direct
instruction. The
students are
getting their
information
from my lecture.

#4, a.

own work and

learn about
the
composition
of a story.

#1, b.
#6, a.

4. Research
and
Reasoning

After
reviewing the
copyright and
fair use
PowerPoint
that I created,
the students
will choose a
research
topic. They
will use a
variety of
sources, such
as books,
internet etc.
to acquire
information
on their topic.
Then they will
put it into a
presentation
that they will
give to their
classmates.
The main
purpose of
this
assignment is
or the
students to
understand
the fair use
and copyright
laws and be
able to abide
by them when
researching.

Understand
, Apply,
Create- The

The students
are performing
this task based
on the specific
instructions
and goals that I
have given to
them. This is
direct
instruction
because the
teacher is
giving
structured
information
and directions
for the
students to
follow.

students will
gain
understanding
on fair use and
copyright.
Then they will
apply this
information to
their research.
Last they
create a
presentation
still following
the rules and
laws of
copyright.

#3, b, d.
#5, a.

Social Studies
1. History

The students
will then
create a
Storybird
about their
family history

Create- the
students will
create a
representation
of their family
history with a

The students are

learning about
history but in a
way that it
relates to them
and their family,

The students
get hands on
use with the
program
Storybird in
class.

The students
must talk to
their family
about their
family
history, and

This is
behaviorism
because it
initiates the
drive to do
the activity

and how it
relates to the
history we
discuss in
class.

Storybird.

which creates
connections and
promotes
learning.

write down
stories and
interesting
facts about
their family. If
the students
do not
complete this
task they will
not be able to
participate in
using
Storybird.

#1, b
#6 a, b

2.
Geography
3.
Economics

I will create
a Storybird
that
explains
basic
economic
terms and
procedures.
We will read
the
Storybird in
class and
lecture
further
about what
each of the
terms mean.
Then in
order to
practice I
will assign a
worksheet
that the
students will
do by using
the
equations
explained in
the Story.

Understand
- through the
story,
lecture, and
practice
worksheet
the students
will be able
to
understand
basis
concepts of
the economy.

The worksheet
that I give to
the students is
Direct
instruction
because I am
instructing
them what to
do as well as to
use the
equations from
the story that
we read.

because the
students
know that
they will not
get to use the
program if
they do not
complete it.

The Storybird
and the
assisting lecture
that I am giving
is how the
students are
receiving the
information
about the
economy.

#2, a
#3, a

4. Civics
Science
1. Physical
Science

I will give a
lecture
using
Storybird as

Understand
- the students
will create
understanding

The lecture is
the main way
that the
students are

The students
want to pay
attention
during the

an
introduction.
We will talk
about
solutions
and their
characteristi
cs. After the
lecture we
will play a
game of
jeopardy so
the students
can practice
what we
have just
learned.

of the new
concepts from
the lecture.

receiving their
information.

lecture
because they
know that
jeopardy
comes after.
Also the
students are
rewarded
during
jeopardy for
having a
certain
number of
points by the
end.

For every
lecture the
students can
record the
lectures or have
them
transcribed for

The students
can be in
groups so
that
everybody
gets a voice.

#1, a #3,
a

2. Life
Science
3. Earth
Systems
Science

After reading
the Storybird
the previous
night, the
students will
then conduct
a lab that
explains the
relationship
between the
moon and
Earth. The
students will
create a lab
write up and
place their
results into
Excel so we
compare the
whole class
together.

Analyze- the
students are
analyzing how
the moon and
sun are related

The students are

doing a hands
on procedure to
create meaning
of the topic and
help them
remember the
concepts.

The students
get to use the
program
Storybird to
read as well
as Excel to
input their
results from
the lab.

Even though
the students
conduct the lab
on their own, I
have shown
them exactly
what they
should be
doing in the lab
and how the
write-up should
be completed.

The students
will read a
Storybird
about the
moon and
Earth
relationship.
They will
write down
questions or
observations
that relate to
the topic.

#2, a
#3, d

Differentiation
Learning
Disabilities EEOs

The students
can tell
someone their
shortened
version of their
story so that the
person can put

Students can
pair up and
place in their
information
together.

Any of the
storybirds
can be read
to the
students.

Gifted/
Talented

it together.
The students
can make a
more in depth
Storybird using
more complex
ideas.

them.
The students
can look at all
the class data
and construct
conclusions to
share with
the class.

After the
worksheet is
done the
students can
help teach the
other students
to show true
understanding.

Other
Reflection: Storybird is a great tool for elementary students because books are such a huge part in their learning. They get to be
authors and write their own stories. It also acts as a great tool and transition into talking about fair use and copyright. Students
can actively understand copyright because their stories are protected from copyright. Also teaching copyright when working with
research projects is a good time because questions come up a lot. Storybird can help with TPACK because there are a lot of
content areas that this can be used in, and it implements the use of technology into the class. This software has its place in a
school year for sure but maybe only once because it is slightly repetitive.