#BOOKSMASH Archive
Looking for ways to integrate writing in all subjects? Need to get control of those messy interactive notebooks? Join us for an hour of Twitter chatting and Periscoping on ways to get your students creating and publishing ebooks across the curriculum! We will be utilizing the Book Creator App on iPads (soon to be Chromebook compatible!) to smash apps and create some amazing eBooks in the classroom. We will also discuss how to create templates for our students, share books within the classroom, and collaborate on books globally.
Saturday July 30, 2016
Hey crew! I'm Heather and I'm a 3rd gr T and EdTech Teacher Leader in S. Or. My district has 1:1 iPads
Kim from Dallas area, I teach 2nd grade with small class set of iPads and looking forward to this session!
Steve from Colorado. I teach 3rd grade and have a class set of chromebooks shared with 3 other teachers + 10 iPads
Hi, Dianne 4/5 T from soCal. 1:1 Chromebooks coming this year, had ASUS 1:1 for couple of years, look forward to change
Katie from Portland. I'm a Masters student looking to gain some resources and insight for my future class
Ashley, ELA 8 teacher from SC ready to the new school year!
I'm Jen and I teach 6th grade with 1:1 iPads
Welcome! Glad you are all here!
Hi chat! Kimberly, Media Specialist from FL here to learn!
I work with 5th graders and we have 3 iPads and access to a 1:1 Chromebook cart
Q1 coming up !! Glad you all could make it!
Hi Jody from Quebec. I support teachers in 20 elem & 3 HS in integrating technology.
Jamie from Medford, high school English teach
Make sure you have Periscope uploaded or you can watch the video in your browser! I'll be scoping after the first Q
Hi Laura. middle school 8th Ga Studies. BYOT. Chromebooks. GAFE
A1: Ss didn't really publish work previously, planning on blogging to publish upcoming year
I use google classroom for student writing, but I am looking to ramp up the technology this year, looking for ideas :-)
A1. Right now, Ss at my school don't really share their writing. I'd like to see that change.
A1: We use , , and Looking forward to learning more about BookCreator!
A1: My students publish their work using Google Doc collaboration, padlets, and next year I want to use Seesaw
A1: I used to have to make little books or special folders for publishing. Now we do it all on our iPads! https://t.co/4biynt8b7F
A1. We publish with traditional handwritten or typed paper books or with Slides/ Keynote then share in our journal
Thinking about incorporating some type of interactive digital journals this year for my history classes. Looking for ideas.
Don't currently have a classroom but a resource for Portlanders is the Powell's Espresso Book Machine
A1: Students publish work to blogs, Google Sites, published Slides Decks, etc. Have done some projects with eBooks
A1: Way back when I taught primary grades we actually bond books of student created stories, kids loved it!
Great! I'll be showing how we publish to from tonight! https://t.co/fEjtMzoc1w
A1: My students publish their work using Google Doc collaboration, padlets, and next year I want to use Seesaw
A1: my students shared French Poetry at edCamp Global classrooms last year. They were pumped to share with the world!
You students & their parents will love !
A1 My Ss use Scribble, , etc and put them on
We publish with handwritten or typed paper books or share book in our journals created with Keynote
How well does Seesaw work for high school? Seems better for elementary.
IT dpmnt says might not have this yr - extra servs, need Ps permission. Thoughts
A1 I need to start designing the prompt to fit an authentic cause rather than finding an audience for the same old work/essays.
Sorry I'm jumping in late. I'm going all digital in the fall 1:1 w/ chromebooks eventually a 2:1@ 9-12 Spanish
Comic books would be a great way to get more learners interested in writing
Do you pay for all Ss to have app or just 1 account that has Ss accounts as part?
Anything for Chromebooks? Am loving what I am seeing
I used to create a book sharing artist statements and artwork
Loving that I can watch right here on Twitter!
I pay for each license since my Ss each have their own ID. Volume purchasing cuts price in half! https://t.co/pRw2Fzy0MY
Do you pay for all Ss to have app or just 1 account that has Ss accounts as part?
. Love how you are combining with Twitter!! Great ideas!!
I love using for my poetry unit!
Love the idea of doing fluency check - also could help struggling Ss to hear as they read along
I am on my chromebook right now checking out seesaw, it says that it is for all platforms including chromebook
Can you used on shared devices?
If you only have the free version of , how do you overcome the 1 book limit? Especially w/shared devices.
Yes, is but is not on Chrome yet https://t.co/XOfMdZhNZ8
I am on my chromebook right now checking out seesaw, it says that it is for all platforms including chromebook
A2 When Ss write for an audience they're more likely to put effort & pride in their work
A2: keep changing up writing activities, no fav which is why I need to change it up, publishing brings authentic aud/engagment
A2: The career exploration paper is 6-10 pages, but it would be awesome to publish it!
Having my students share their work through a thinglink on my webpage takes their work up to a whole new level.
A2: They become authors...published authors. That will increase the pride in their work if others are seeing.
Having an audience besides their teacher inspires them to really do their best.
A2. I would love to see Ss creativity come out w/persuasive pieces. My mind is spinning w/all the possibilities!
, excited to use in classroom, have students with language and reading delays! rocks!
Great idea! Just discovered Thinglink
A2 writing for an audience often increases motivation, shy Ss can shine too!
Absolutely! It won't just be for their teacher or for a grade.
A2 Publishing makes can make it real world for students it can reach so many audiences definitely an R on the SAMR
Not in the classroom, so always diff projects. Ss will put in much more time & effort to make work perfect for authentic audience
A2. When students publish and share their work, it starts conversations.
A2 Publishing can make it real world for Ss it can reach so many audiences definitely an R on the SAMR
. How are you sharing with other classes? Seesaw or BookCreatorApp?
Any chance you could share a book your kids made? It would be awesome to have an example to show my class.
Where do your students get their pictures from?
We share through on our blog or AirDrop it to them https://t.co/lsTZor4Y8D
. How are you sharing with other classes? Seesaw or BookCreatorApp?
A3: haven't used any apps, only , looking for others
A3 is a great app to draw on/edit photos that could then be uploaded to the book
A3. PicKids would be great as Ss document their learning w/pics & then could add their creations to their books.
Usually Pixabay or you can filter the license for images on Google https://t.co/wU5fsqnC1i
Where do your students get their pictures from?
A3 photospeak, scribble,adobe spark, comic life, explain everything, green screen by do inks, imovie,
A3: Love ExplainEverything. text, images, audio, & can make things move. Create vid to illustrate writing or organize pre-writing
Do you have students show attributions for pictures? I'm trying to decide what's best for my 3rd graders.
A3/b Students could also include organizers such as ones created on if they are doing a piece w/research.
Would you say that creating ebooks fits in the "sweet spot" of TPACK?
No, not yet However, if you use they automatically do one at the end which is good for convo https://t.co/iXOZA3KVp6
Do you have students show attributions for pictures? I'm trying to decide what's best for my 3rd graders.
A3 having apps to support planning to write is important to my middle schoolers. Google Draw or Lucid Chart .
Finding so many great creation apps!
loving this session! Full of ideas
I have created organizers and storyboards in Google Draw. Worked great!
ebooks and other creation apps are great options if you make "menus" for assignments
Thanks for this session ! Enjoyed it!
Thanks for a great session!
A4: Allowing students to use a variety of media in totally engaging!
A4: They can work from home, show it off to the world, teach others...
A4 - Digital journals can be searched. They also don't get lost. You can pull in previous work & reflect on it later,...
A4: great for 2nd language students - speaking comes before writing.
Thanks again Heather! This was awesome! So many ideas!
- thanks a lot. Very valuable session!
A4 Ss can show work & narrate so u get a peek into thought process - better able 2 guide if u know how Ss think
Thank you for a great session! I learned a lot and downloaded a bunch of new apps
