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?