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Are you thinking, “#BookSnaps…what the heck?” Fear not. Check out the original #BookSnaps blog post here.
#BookSnaps are digital, visual representations of learning that showcase student voice and choice. #BookSnaps can be used at any grade level and for any subject. With that in mind, I would like to introduce a collaborative way to share and curate #BookSnaps using Google Slides.
When creating #BookSnaps in Google Slides, students can pull images from the web, create their own pictures via selfies, add text and annotation, think bubbles, Bitmojis, emojis, and they can collaborate with others. It’s a “student-voice” WIN, for sure!
1 ) Set up a Google Slideshow with blank slides–one per student in your class.
2 ) Have each student take a slide, and create a BookSnap of their key takeaways from a novel or any content (subject) taught that day. (#MathSnaps, #ScienceSnaps, #PoetrySnaps, etc.) See the video below for details.
3 ) The great thing about Google Slides is it allows students to collaborate and comment on the work of others. After creating, have the students comment on one of the #BookSnaps and share their feedback about the content.
For more information about the why, how, and a plethora of ideas for publishing #BookSnaps with Google Slides, click here.
Featuring The Isolate /n./ by Rick Jetter
#BookSnaps Video Report
The below video is made with the Animoto App and saved on YouTube. Animoto is a user-friendly FREE app used to produce dazzling videos that are sure to capture the viewers’ attention! Check out Mr. Easton’s #BookSnaps Video Report!
High School Sci-Fi Choice Novel #BookSnaps Report
by Andrew Easton’s Class in Nebraska
#BookSnaps Gallery with Padlet.com
Padlet.com is FREE and user-friendly. It makes creating a #BookSnaps gallery super easy by allowing one to drag and drop images. Personally, this might be my favorite curation yet, because you can click the image to enlarge it and allow you to read the annotation.
Another fascinating feature of Padlet.com is the fact that it has collaborative settings. For a class using #BookSnaps for a particular chapter or novel, the students can upload their pictures to the same Padlet and see each other’s visual interpretations of the same content.
Interactive 21st Century Book Report
The Isolate /n./ by Rick Jetter
*Click Image below to open the Padlet. Scroll left, right, up and down. Click individual images to enlarge the #BookSnaps.
Feel free to leave a comment below any BookSnap.
Collaborative #BookSnaps
If you are reading a William Allen White book and would like to share your #BookSnaps with students around the world, click the image below to check out the website created by Lindsay Kufahl @LindsNoll.
It’s easy; just click on the book you are reading and add your #BookSnaps. You can leave comments on other students’ #BookSnaps, too. Thank you, Lindsay.
She has a screencast video to share how to upload your #BookSnaps here.
