Hypermedia
Interactive storybooks
According to Roblyer and Doering
(2013), interactive storybooks are “stories that can be read from a computer
screen” (p. 175). That is exactly what
this resource empowers teachers, parents, and students the ability to do. We Give Books is a Pearson Foundation
Initiative to provide free books to schools across the country. As people read online stories from famous
authors on http://www.wegivebooks.org/
, books are given to students nationwide.
This initiative splices a passion for reading and helping others.
One must set up an account with this website to be able to access all of the stories, but the editors’ picks are accessible to anyone all the time. Also, an account is free, which is why I feel like this is an awesome resource for any elementary educator! In fact, I actually used this resource during my literacy block placement, and it was a hit with my kindergarteners. Interactive storybooks are VERY useful in any classroom because they are so accessible and do not get worn. How wonderful!
One must set up an account with this website to be able to access all of the stories, but the editors’ picks are accessible to anyone all the time. Also, an account is free, which is why I feel like this is an awesome resource for any elementary educator! In fact, I actually used this resource during my literacy block placement, and it was a hit with my kindergarteners. Interactive storybooks are VERY useful in any classroom because they are so accessible and do not get worn. How wonderful!
Multimedia Authoring
Virtual environments
Roblyer
and Doering (2013) discuss virtual field trips by saying that they, “give tours
of locations around the world” (p. 195). Virtual field trips is just one
element of the virtual environments reviewed by the authors. I feel like authoring virtual environments
might be difficult to implement in an elementary classroom but using field
trips that have already been created, or authored, by someone else would be a
great. If you click on the picture
below, it will take you to a virtual tour of the Smithsonian’s National Museum
of National History. This is a
phenomenal example of a virtual environment where “the user can interact” (Roblyer
and Doering, 2013, p. 193) This is a virtual tour that the students could go on to explore the Smithsonian, the king of museums in the United States. Some children may never have the opportunity to go here in real life, so this gives them the an opportunity that they would not have had otherwise.
M2 http://t.co/xhqVGBLpgj is a phenomenal and free interactive storybook website that donates books to children per book you read! #ED447UM
— Rachel D (@RachCB2) September 20, 2013
I love the idea of interactive, electronic storybooks. The features Roblyer and Doering (2013) discussed, like being able to click on a word to hear the audio again, would definitely be a great tool for letting students read independent of you but still with assistance.
ReplyDeleteRachel,
ReplyDeleteI love the interactive storybook resource you provided! Doering and Roblyer (2013) state, "Various studies have reported positive impact of interactive storybooks on children's enjoyment of reading and development of reading skills (p. 175)." I think it is great that students, teachers, and parents have access to these online books and are able to help provide books for other students as they read them! I agree that interactive storybooks are very useful in the classroom!
Jennifer