Book talk and creating a book talk trailer!

We had to create a book talk for a Science Trade Book that could be used inside the classroom. I think that trade books are a great tool for teachers to use, instead of always referring to Textbooks, as those can get old after a while!

I chose a book called Egg: Nature's Perfect Package because we just recently had chicks hatch from eggs that we had in incubators at the school I work. I saw first hand, how this activity really got students excited. This book has great illustrations and facts about animals who lay eggs, what the eggs look like, etc. You can find my book talk here.  The book talk is a great activity, as it highlights the important aspects of the book and how teachers can apply its use in the classroom.

Dr. Smirnova also challenged us to create a "Book Talk Trailer" to add the digital teaching aspect to the assignment. I was a bit apprehensive about this part, as I had never used any of these recommended websites! I chose to go with GoAnimate and created my trailer with that website. It was actually so much easier to make that I thought it would be. I chose to use two animals talking about the book, since the book is about animals! I think that my trailer came out really well and it leaves the viewer wanting to go get the book.

After I created and saved the trailer I found out that I was not allowed to share the video because I was not a subscriber to the website, which was a bummer. So I had to get creative! I recorded my GoAnimate video with my phone and uploaded it to YouTube, another first for me! I was able to upload my video from my phone right to my YouTube app, I could not believe how easy and quick that process was! You can check out my trailer here. I hope you enjoy it as much I enjoyed making it!

This class has continued to broaden my horizons with my "tech savvy" abilities!