We are taking this app around the track to find out what’s under the hood! We’ll tell you if it’s worth your time, if what we find is any good. If it happens to be free, doesn’t mean download you should. As we tie up our shoelaces, we will put it through the paces. What follows is our verdict on what the case is, so stay tuned you should!
Overview: Story Builder is designed to help children accomplish the following education goals:
1) Improve paragraph formation
2) Improve integration of ideas
3) Improve higher level abstractions by inference
Extensive use of audio clips promotes improved auditory processing for children with learning differences, Autism, or sensory processing disorders. Story Builder offers a rich and fun environment for improving the ability to create a narrative.
Pros:
· Record feature allows students to record a narrative in their own voice
· 3 levels of play
· 50 distinct storylines to create narratives from
· 500 audio clips of questions to guide narratives
Cons:
· Lack of diversity in the characters
· Low record volume
Conclusion: StoryBuilder for iPad has been found to be a useful tool for teachers in the classroom, especially those who teach children with specially needs. Most teachers agree that their students have enjoyed using StoryBuilder, and give this app the thumbs up. It’s not perfect however, some have complained about a lack of diversity in the characters and performances issues regarding the recording features. With any luck those issues will be addressed in future updates which will surely take this app from good to great.