" A teacher affects eternity:he can never tell where his influence stops. " ~Henry Adams~

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Berea, Ohio, United States
My name is Jennifer Lisco. I have a degree in Early Childhood Education. Im currently working on my masters in Mild to Moderate Special Education.

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Web 2.0 Assignment

Click here to view my popup book ---> The Zoo Book

For this assignment I created a popup book using zooburst.com. On this website you are able to create a book and add pictures that pop up when you turn the page. I think that this website would be fun for any grade but especially the younger ones. If I were to assign a project to my class I would have them brainstorm on paper some ideas of a story they would like to write. I would have them write a rough draft. After I have edited their rough draft I would allow them to use zooburst.com to create their own online popup book. Before they got started on the computer I would show the students, using a smart board, how to navigate the website to create their book. I would have criteria for the assignment such as the book must be 5-10 pages long, each page in the book must have a picture that goes along with the sentence, and all sentences must be complete with no grammatical errors.


I found this website easy to use and very fun! You are able to save your work, which is nice because you could spread this assignment over a few days if you wanted to give the students plenty of time to complete their project.

2 comments:

  1. Hey Jen,
    Your book is adorable! I think it is a great strategy to use for beginning readers and beginning writers! The pictures in your book would help beginning readers with new vocabulary. :) Thanks for sharing your new website you found...I can't wait to go on and explore! :

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  2. Jen: The pop-up book is wonderful! what a way to get students excited about an upcoming field trip to the zoo. The interactive pages can easily get students into the book and enjoy reading about the animals.

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