Free Site for Creating & Publishing Stories

So, I had a plan for this month's Bright Ideas. A product-free, no affiliate links, blog link up where contributors share tips that are helpful for teachers.

Without going into too terribly much detail, let's just say I had a COMPLETELY different post be-bopping around in my head. Took photos to post.

And then...Life Happens. (Camera's with needed pics are left at school. Why didn't I use my phone? Gah.)
Plans change.
Enter my colleagues, Angela and Kate. They are fifth grade teacher bloggers with expertise and experience in personalized learning. They blog over at The T.E.A.M. Togetherness and have loads of great ideas!
Angela shared one with me today.
And now it's my Bright Idea tip for this month. Whew!
Her wonderful student teacher (more an intern) found this amazing and FREEEEEE site called Story Jumper where you can make your own storybooks and publish them online for free and also in paperback ($12.95) or hard cover ($24.95) REAL BOOKS.

You don't HAVE to publish them...you can share them online for free.
Talk about motivating!!!! It looks like you can use them as a fundraiser for your school, too. #nomoreexpensivegiftwrap
Authors create the graphics using the tools on the site or pictures can be uploaded and used as the illustrations.
There are many examples on the site to read and a great tutorial about how it works.
My mind is spinning with how I can make it work with my first graders, since they don't keyboard....but I'm motivated for sure!!! I'm kind of thinking I'd get parents involved with typing and taking/uploading pictures of books their children have written in class.

Yet, creating right on the site seems so fun, too!!
Would LOVE to hear if you've used the site!!!

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