It encourages the students through the writing process; the ultimate reward is being able to literally put their voice to their creation. Makes it easier for students to see where their efforts will lead. Tangible, exciting reward for doing the work, and results in positive self-esteem.

The thing I like best about Story Jumper is that it is comprehensive. It takes a potentially difficult thing and makes it easy for kids to do. Some kids who feel they lack the creative ability to draw can use Story Jumper to create exactly what they want. I've also used Story Jumper with kids who lack imaginative abilities and this helps to get their imaginations going. I also love the fact that it is a browser based program so if your school or facility has firewall protection you can probably still use it because it does not require you to download it and it would be easier to request permission from the administration for a website rather than for a software you need to download. So that adds convenience as well.

Storyjumper is the perfect program for creating children's books! My high school students love working with the program because they can either use the graphics and scenery supplied or import images and/or photos from the internet or from their personal collection. Teachers can create a free account that has a temporary password for students and the site supplies individualized permission slips for each student so that his/her parent/guardian can sign and return in order for the student to have home access to the site. When in class, the teacher starts a time clock so that students can work on their creations. There are several pricing options for ordering completed books.