Today's guest blogger is longtime Storybird user Lyn Hilt, a former K-6 principal and current elementary instructional technology coach in Pennsylvania. Here, she shares a creative approach to using Storybird as a school administrator, welcoming the community with her hopes for the new year.

Have your students get to know one another by sharing with their classmates their favorite things and what they did this summer using these fun tech projects! Invite your students to create a . The site is easy to navigate. ​To save their page, they simply hit print and save their profile as a ​PDF to their desktop.

by TeachThought Staff Team-building activities are great. Not only can they help establish routines, tone, and expectations, they're also fun, and can help learners feel comfortable. Though many older students in high school and college may groan at their thought, they're usually fun, and great ways to help students feel at ease.