Book Trailers

An alternative to the old fashion book report is creating a book trailer. A book trailer is a short video created to entice the viewers to want to read the book, without giving away the ending, or resolution of the plot.

Having a 1:1 campus, it's easy to incorporate this activity to the fast finishers, or as an extension for a student to create BEFORE taking their AR test. Doing so will help drive the comprehension home just a bit more.

Richard, over at Freetech4teachers.com, tells of two ways students can create a book trailer using their Chromebooks. Two free websites, Adobe Sparks and Stupeflix are his recommendations to get students started creating. Below is the YouTube from Richard showing how to get started using both of the sites. Enjoy!