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  1. Mind-Blowing Digital Literacy Integration Part 4

    April 10, 2018 by 2TechSavvyLibrarians

    There’s so much more to a book than just the reading. – Maurice Sendak

    Storybird

    Used in over 400,000+ K-12 classrooms worldwide, Storybird allows students to write books they will always remember by starting with the pictures first.  These images evoke ideas and thoughts which translate into personalized sequenced events, transforming the student to the author. Storybird is a fabulous tool to encourage student voice and creativity as they author and publish their own books online.  Picture books, chapter books and poetry books are easily created in a clickable format.  According to Storybird, “Schools have seen as much as 3-grade level jumps in literacy when using Storybird throughout the year.”  Other great features are the fact that Storybird is free in the educational setting and is also accessible on any device.  Here are some classroom uses for Storybird:

    Younger Students:

    Share what they are passionate about.

    Create a book to show they know.

    Increase language acquisition by writing.

    Problem-solve and synthesize their thoughts for a final product.

    Create an original story about a favorite anything or holiday.

    Create an original story about family.

    Older Students:

    Put Shakesperian sonnets into modern day language.  Thanks to @BLDGBookLove for these great ideas for olders.

    Use the five forms of imagery to create a story.

    Narrate concepts learned in class.

    Use as a tool to teach satire.

    Any Students:

    Have an afterschool event to celebrate student authors.

    Buddy up to create a book together.

     

    How are you using Storybird?

    TechSavvyLibrarian Jan

     

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  2. Mind-Blowing Digital Literacy Integration Part 2

    April 8, 2018 by 2TechSavvyLibrarians

    Technology makes the world a new place. – Shoshana Zuboff

    Overdrive

    Overdrive is the premier provider of digital ebook, audiobook and video content for over 30,000 libraries in more than 40 countries.  Public libraries and School Libraries are using Overdrive’s collection of over 2 million titles for learning, discovery and enjoyment.  If you have a public library card, check to see if your library has Overdrive for free access to current popular titles as well as standards.  Many school districts have Overdrive as well, offering the most up-to-date, available titles in an easy-to-use format. School Librarians are able to connect patrons with print, audio and digital information. Here are some digital literacy integrations that are easily accomplished with Overdrive:

    *Students can easily read anywhere allowing them to be more mobile and creative – Titles can be checked out, downloaded, or accessed in the Browser instantly (Overdrive Read/Overdrive Listen).

    *Book Clubs – Students can access free ebooks and audiobooks, then share their reflections on a selected title in an afterschool format or an online format such as Flipgrid (See previous post).

    *Classroom Learning – Teachers can assign a title to a student for reading.  A student can read the book and create notes, highlight important phrases, manipulate the text size and background, and even put the book on a sleep timer to end after a certain period of time.  The notes/reflection that a student creates can be easily saved to their Google Drive for submission to the teacher.  In addition, the student can speed up or slow down the audio book delivery as needed.  Finally, students can check word meanings by just clicking on the unknown word (Dictionary.com).

    *Number of Minutes Read – Overdrive keeps track of how many minutes a title was read and/or accessed.  There is also a feature for estimating how long the book will take to read at the rate the student is currently reading.  This can be very helpful to a teacher in some situations.

    *Libby – This is the upscale downloadable app for Overdrive.  It is much more sleek and user-friendly than the original Overdrive app.  Continual improvement is a standard at Overdrive; a new app called Soria will be replacing Libby sometime this summer.  Check out Overdrive – You won’t be disappointed!

     

    How are you using Overdrive?

    TechSavvyLibrarian Jan

     

     

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