Click the following link to access my book:
A Book About Me by Sarah H.
Create your own at http://www.pimpampum.net/bookr/index.php
In my Flickr lesson ideas assignment, I suggested having students use Flickr pictures to create an autobiography using Bookr. I decided to try it myself. I usually teach younger grades, so my example is very basic and simple. However, this idea can be used for any age group and for any subject area.
Bookr is a fantastic tool that is very simple and easy to use. Starting with the cover page, you simply add text. With the search engine you can find pictures according to the tag words you enter. You can add as many pages as you desire. When you find the photo you want, you click on it and it is automatically inserted into the book.
After it is completed, the book can then be published. Dr. Hanaway even suggested making it a gift for parents. This gave me another idea to have students also do a biography on someone they know. They can learn how to prepare questions, interview someone, document what was said, and piece it all together. This would also teach social skills. Not only will students learn those things, but they will also learn more about the people in their own life. This could also be used as a gift. The site allows you to insert email addresses of those who you want to receive the book. This would make a great gift for Mother’s day, Father’s Day, etc. There are so many ways to use this tool.
I hope you find this tool useful. Please feel free to insert your own ideas of how to use this tool in education. I would love to hear them.
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4 comments:
What a great gift idea - and the students will learn so much in the process! I think it would be perfect for Mother's or Father's Day! Thanks for the amazing ideas, Sarah!
I love this idea. It sounds very simple to use which is perfect for students at elementary level. They could also use Bookr to create their own nursery rhymes. Great job Sarah!
I love this and you still get to turn the pages. My only issue here is that I keep looking at the great tools you guys suggest and I am getting way off task on what I am supposed to be working on...grading virtual school student assignments. My brain is spinning with ideas. ABC books about a favorite person or topic have gone into a whole new world here. Thanks for sharing!
That's neat tool Sarah. Although I teach math, I have my students write me a two page autobiography in the beginning of the school year about their life and their goals in life. For some odd reason, my students freak out about writing two pages about himself or herself. They say it is too many pages. So, I tell them if they cannot write two pages about their life, forget about dating.
Anyhow, after reading your suggestions on how to use Bookr. I am inspired to have my students upload their autobiographies to my Bookr Account. So, after students graduate, I'll have them go back and read what they wrote me. Hopefully, this will give them a chance to reflect on their high school career and their accomplishments.
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