#BookSnaps

What is a #BookSnap? -- A BookSnap is simply a digital, visual representation used to annotate and share reflections of any excerpt of a book or text.

   

Examples ofBookSnaps

#BookSnaps on Twitter

Video: #BookSnaps in Google Drawing & Slides

Video: #BookSnaps with FREE PicCollage app (on our iPads)

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If you’re interested in investigating this further, please let me know! I’m super excited about having a way for our students to share their learning with the world! (And it could be a great #communication or #creativity 5C badge… just throwing that in there.)

12 Excellent Add-Ons for Google Docs

This list of 12 excellent add-ons for Google Docs is worth your time! It includes details on:

1. Revision History Analytics
2. SAS Writing Reviser
3. Easy Accents
4. g(Math)
5. Translate
6. Highlight Tool
7. Rhyme Finder
8. Word Cloud Generator
9. Pupil Pref
10. Doc Tools
11. Orange Slice Teacher Rubric
12. EasyBib

Endangered Languages Project

EndangeredLanguages.com is an online collaborative effort to protect global linguistic diversity. It shows languages of the world that are in danger of dying out. It includes approximately how many people still speak the language and, when possible, recordings of the language being spoken.

INeedAPrompt.com

Looking for a prompt to help with writing, artwork, improv, etc? Check out www.ineedaprompt.com. Users can select to add/remove adjectives, nouns, verb, adverb and location. 

Please keep in mind that some of the prompts generated are not necessarily school appropriate, more on the PG-13 side than G, so use this site to get a prompt BEFORE class. It may take a few tries to get one you like that can be used with your students.

PBS Learning Media

PBS Learning Media now offers over 100,000 digital resources in its library for educators!

Read this article for more information or access PBS LearningMedia directly.