Diversity Story

I created a children’s short story within Storybird. My story is about a jaguar named Jack who lives in the rain forest. Jack spends most of his time spying on the other animals, specifically the monkeys. Each animal got the impression that the jaguar was going to kill the monkeys. That was not the case. Jack the jaguar was lonely. He would spy on the monkeys because they always looked happy, but he thought he could never be friends with the monkeys because he was different. In the end, Jack the jaguar put their differences aside and became friends with every animal in the rain forest. Diversity is a huge part in schools today and if we teach our students to not let their differences affect their friendships, we can have a more diverse and friendly classroom environment.

This was my first time using Storybird and I believe it is a great way to create and present a story that will teach my students a certain concept or topic. I can also use Storybird in my classroom by giving my students the opportunity to create their own story that leads to a central theme. Some students are more creative than others and using Storybird will give these students the opportunity to use their creativity in creating a project.

Ed-Tech Standard 5: Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.

Link to "The Lonely Jaguar"