THE MAGIC WORD: STORIFY

When you think of the phrase "a picture is worth a thousand words," it really holds true because pictures represent more than just words. They represent feelings and thoughts that a reader has when glancing at the image. Students will either read a book when asked to or not, but looking at pictures seem more enticing. A new way of looking at stories has emerged through Storify. This tool has become the newest story teller that technology has given classrooms. Taking a topic and getting different views on it via Facebook, Twitter, Google act as a critical aspect that allows students to think. In my project, Presidential Campaign, the idea of words has taken a back seat to the pictures which represent more to the eye of a student. Studying faces and movements give students a sense of symbolism and possible characteristics. It allows them to form vivid images by combining pictures and words. This powerful combination is one step in transforming the classroom into a place that every child wants to be.