StoryBoom - Create a Digital Storybook - AppWatch Review

Published on 6/12/2014

AppWatch Review

A recent study by PBS shows that engaging children with art is beneficial to their development and is correlated to stronger concept comprehension.  Well, a company called ToonBoom recognized the need for art education and created StoryBoom, a platform that encourages creativity and critical thinking in children. Storyboom allows a child to construct a digital storybook by creating images and adding text to show their understanding on a subject.

With the app, children can create or import a picture for their background, they can draw over that background, and then they even add animation to the entire piece using a separate packaged called FlipBoom.  Now for example, say children are learning the water cycle in class. The teacher can have each child use StoryBoom to draw clear skies, then clouds, then rain, then evaporation back into the sky.  And then the entire storybook can be animated into one piece and shared with the class as a presentation.  Basically it’s bringing art back into the classroom and using it as a tool to foster concept understanding among children.  Now StoryBoom is available for Windows and Mac computers and they offer special educational pricing for educators.

To learn more, head to ToonBoom.com/StoryBoom  today.