Storyboard That

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Yesterday I was reminded of a tool that I haven't looked at in a while called Storyboard That.  In the past, I think I have mostly considered this to be a more elementary or middle level tool, but in reality it has great potential for high school too.  Basically, Storyboard That is an online tool for creating storyboards and organizing ideas.  You can even take your storyboard and turn it into a greeting card.  While the free version has some limitations (like a limited number of cells, only creating 2 storyboards per week, set layouts, etc.), it can be an easy and fun way to have students show what they know.  While the most obvious areas to use this would be English or Social Studies, Storyboard That provides a large variety of lessons and ideas using the tool that could be beneficial in multiple areas.  In addition to the collection of lesson plans and guides there are many existing storyboards that could make great supporting resources for a classroom lesson.  I would definitely recommend checking those out!

Basically, in the tool, you create a storyboard (either 3 or 6 shots for the free version) and then you can put in backgrounds (lots of different scene choices), people, speech bubbles and text, descriptive text for each cell, shapes, or uploaded pictures. While the free version is limited to a traditional 3x1 or 3x2 grid layout, there are still many possibilities for classroom use.  And of course, you can sign in with a Google account, making the one click login and registration process smooth and easy.

Overall, Storyboard That is a tool with a lot of classroom potential.  The lesson plans and guides provided on the website are incredibly useful and have a lot of great ideas!  Check it out using some of the links below and try one yourself!

Getting Started with Storyboard That Video

Link to Lesson Plans and Guides

Link to a Webinar About Storyboards in the Classroom from Free Tech for Teachers- It's good and worth checking out if you want to get more out of this tool - it's just long (60 minutes)

Here's a fun example of a teaching storyboard for Julius Caesar:

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