Tag: 20-A12

My intention for this short book was to inspire my students to create their own books about what they have been doing since not being in school. I would like my students to use Book Creator to make their own digital picture book about what they have been up to and share it with their peers so they can al stay connected. A huge part of school is being social and interacting with your peers. COVID19 has made this much more difficult, but I think that this could be a great project to let kids be creative, implement some reading and writing, and let them feel more connected with their friends. Afterwards, I would like to have them write mini book reports on each other’s books! I really enjoyed using Book Creator, so much so that I am actually using it with students. I think that I will continue to refine my craft and start making this something I will implement into my class!

With Book Creator, I made a rough version of a book that I would share with my students and their families at the beginning of the school year. It includes information about myself, the students in the class, and what they will need in order to prepare for class. I will also add more resources that parents and students could refer to throughout the year. I wanted to make the book almost like a website that will always be accessible to them. I might even make a book for the end of the year to show the families everything that they have accomplished over the year.

The use of Book Creator was easy to use and customizable. I used the cartoon feature to get even more options for the book. I was able to customize the page color, font color and size, and then add images and links. I didn’t try this feature in this book but I saw that you are able to record your voice on specific pages or all the pages. That could be useful for helping students understand how to pronounce certain words.

Overall, I really enjoyed making a book with Book Creator and will definitely like to make another book in the near future. I think it’s a great way to promote reading/ the idea of books in a different but maybe subtle way.

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