Jan 18, 2015

Gone Google Story Builder

This weekend, while browsing the web, I stumbled upon Gone Google Story Builder once again. It struck me that this tool holds immense potential for enhancing the learning experience. Gone Google Story Builder ingeniously crafts a mini-movie from your writing journey. With a strict limit of ten characters per exchange, it results in a succinct yet impactful story or video.

Here are some samples: 

Watch this video of a retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Here is an example of a story builder titled "Earth: Center of the Universe?"

Another example of creating a math story in story builder:



Ready to try?

Here's how:
  • Go to "Gone Google Story Builder"
  • Click start and type in the name of the characters in the left hand side (up to 10 characters). Then click write story.
  • Choose the character then enter their text.
  • Add music.
  • Give your story a title.
  • Get the link.
(Here is a planning document: Docs Story Builder)

Possible applications in the classroom:
  • Write a story
  • Share learning (exit slip)
  • Perhaps students can predict how a character in a story may react?
  • Create a math problem?

Check out the exciting new feature of Google Story called "Masters Edition." Experience the thrill of collaborating with renowned storytellers. When I gave it a try, the story starter was: "It was the best of times, it was..." I added "the worst of times." Suddenly, my favorite poet, Emily Dickinson, chimed in with "An hour behind the fleeting breath," and just as I was about to continue, Edgar Allan Poe swooped in to edit Emily's contribution!


What ways can your students use Gone Google Story Builder for learning?