A few (of MANY) reasons to create #BookSnaps by Tara Martin
• To annotate and share excerpts of the book you’re reading • It allows the reader to connect an idea or thought by creating a digital visual representation. The visual representation solidifies the text content within the mind and signals the brain to retrieve the idea from memory. • Diagram the rise, fall, and climax of the plot (see an example image below) • Highlight figurative language and imagery • Notate character conflict and internal struggles (see example below) • To personally connect to the text; this is my favorite! • Point out the main idea or a supporting argument • It has its own hashtag #BookSnaps on Twitter! • It’s EASY! Just read, snap, reflect, add stickers, share, and repeat. There are so many ways to create a booksnap. Check out the link below to see Tara Martin in actions, as she explains how to create a booksnap. http://www.tarammartin.com/resources/booksnaps-how-to-videos/ Professional Standard 2 Don’t just ask a question. Expand their world and ignite a discussion! Foster previous experiences, share a booktalk, discuss current projects and events, delve deep into STEAM ideas, or collaborate on anything. If you believe it’s valuable for students to verbalize their learning processes ... that’s a Flipgrid Topic! You can moderate videos, provide custom feedback, set the privacy rules, and more.
https://info.flipgrid.com/ Professional Standard 2 Extreme Instability ~ Cool weather photos to use as story starters and attention grabbers.
Professional Standard 2 Find pictures from all around the world. This is great way to begin a lesson and spark interest.
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These short videos (anywhere from 1 to 15 minutes) are searchable by content and grade level, are a fabulous resource. They feature teachers teaching lessons that you might want to use. To use it:
The first weeks of school are when both students and teachers get to know each other. To help everyone introduce themselves, try using short videos created on Animoto for Education(http://animoto.com/education). Have students select eight to ten images that are important to them or represent things that they are excited about. Let them select the music that matches the message they want to send to the class about themselves within the program. Don't forget to create a video about yourself. When all of the videos are ready, have a little viewing party in your classroom.
Professional Standard 2 Storyjumper: http://www.storyjumper.com/main/classroom
EX: http://www.storyjumper.com/book/index/113022/What-Are-The-Chances- Classroom Applications: · Allows students to publish and author their writing for an audience. · Write a book that teaches about a topic, such as what composite numbers are or the life cycle of the plant or other expository text · Teachers may use the software to write stories that can be used to teach reading skills. These books may be read on a Smartboard or individually in a center activity. Description: Storyjumper is a free online tool that allows students to create, print and publish stories. It’s user-friendly features include: a) teacher created rosters within the private workspace for students, b) easy to set up multiple classes, c) teachers create a predetermined time limit for student’s to work on book, d) students can work on book from home; optional by teacher, e) books can be created from scratch or templates can be used, f) can import photos or scanned drawings, g) scenes & props are included and available for student use, h) books can be purchased or printed with assembly_*Good for independent work for 2-6, whole group work for K-1 Professional Standard 2 http://www.culturestreet.org.uk/activities/picturebookmaker/
Video tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9a7mqiTY2A Picture Book Maker is a simple online picture book creator, but is limited in characters and backdrops. The illustrations look hand drawn with crayon and can be adjusted to fit the story. Each picture has actions; these are multiple poses of the same character. All of the characters for the story are animals– monkey, rhino, giraffe, and penguin. There are also several backdrops and props for students to include in their story. When the book has been completed, it can be sent to a parent or teacher via email, or printed out. However, once you start this story, it must be finished. No editing options once you shut down your computer. How to integrate Picture Book Maker into the classroom: Picture Book Maker is a fun way for students to publish stories online. Students can pick animals to write a story about, the penguin could be used as a spin off of Mr. Popper’s Penguins. A class story could be created on the SmartBoard. Professional Standard 2 ToonDoo – Creating Comics
http://www.toondoo.com/ YouTube Tutorial to create one comic- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgPTMP82-Hg High School Italian Renaisance example: http://www.toondoo.com/ViewBook.toon?bookid=103011 *If you choose ToonDoo, please understand that you will need to create a minimum of 2 ToonDoo Comics, and then use the ToonBook Maker to create a book. ToonBookMaker Video Tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCO_sQopJ7k ToonDoo provides a group of tools that make it easy for someone without drawing tools to create comics or "doos". When creating a basic "Doo", you can select from a number of layout styles in terms of numbers of panes. You have access to a large catalog of background images, props, characters, objects, and more. The ToonBook Maker is used to create a book out of your created toons. The site does require the student to register for an account. This requires and email address to register. That limitation makes this a more valuable tool for older students. Younger students without email accounts may need to use their teacher accounts. Students can create multi-frame comic strips. There are a variety of backgrounds, props, characters, text boxes and clip art to select from. The site also allows for the addition of images from the web or a personal image. There are many editing features available. Upon completion of your comic you can save it or send it. Students can save their strip and access it at a later time. They can also publish their comic online for the world to view. There are a number of ways that his tool can be used as an instructional tool or assessment. Have students create a comic as a first day back project to discuss their summer. Students create a comic that depicts a conversation between characters in a story or historical figures. Teachers create comics with various emotions to teach behaviors to special needs students. Students create a comic to kick off a creative writing assignment. Students create a comic using new vocabulary words that are being taught. Students in a world language course may create a comic that contains text written in the language studied. Have students create a comic to demonstrate knowledge of life skills such as speaking with a bank teller, ordering at a restaurant, speaking with a doctor or going on an interview Students may create a political cartoon. Students may create a comic that explains how to solve a math problem or provides an explanation for a science topic such as photosynthesis. Students may create a comic that consists of a conversation between historical figures or one that depicts an event from history. Students may create a comic that provides a first person account of a current event. Students may create a comic to interpret a scene form a story, analyze a character or an alternate scene or ending. Professional Standard 2
http://littlebirdtales.com/ Video Tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEnhabCzrvo Create a free account. Import students. Manage classes. Upload photos for gallery or upload images on the spot. You may also draw pictures. Capture your child's voice and imagination with our creative story building tool and share them with friends and family. This tool is easy to use, but younger students will require one-on-one assistance. Random Name Picker
Uses slot machine interface to choose a name from a list. http://classtools.net/main_area/template_loader.php/?fruit_machine Online Stopwatch Large-screen stopwatch or countdown clock http://www.online-stopwatch.com/ Random Name Picker Uses slot machine interface to choose a name from a list. http://classtools.net/main_area/template_loader.php/?fruit_machine Professional Standard 2 Create and print customized skill sheets, maps, and more!
http://www.worksheetworks.com Professional Standard 2 What is Podcasting? A podcast is like an audio broadcast. Here are a few reasons to for students to create podcasts:
* Literacy skills - although each podcast lasts only typically, anywhere from 1-7 minutes, preparation time is needed. The children have to research their topic, music and anything else they add to liven it up (jokes, sounds).They also have to think of questions to ask their interviewees, as well as writing the scripts for the podcast. * Speaking and listening skills - presenting a podcast requires the development of clear speaking skills. * Team work skills - Collaborative podcasts require a considerable team effort. Here are a few tools that can be used for Podcasting. Audacity: Your teacher computer and cart 1 computers already have Audacity on them. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/. Vocaroo: http://vocaroo.com/ This is a very basic way to record a podcast (grades K-3). After the podcast has been recorded, it can be downloaded as an MP3. Smartboard: Use your Smartboard to record a podcast ~Let me know if you would like for me to help you with Podcasting! Professional Standard 2 Image Burn
ImgBurn is a CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application that everyone should know about! It is a free download and our teacher laptops and lab computers already have the program downloaded. I have used it for copying audio CDs from disc to disc and for burning computer files to a CD. I have a help guide ready if you would like to learn how. Professional Standard 2 |
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