Technology Tidbit - Ways to Use the eBooks/Audiobooks

(This is the start of our new Stay-At-Home series focused on practical ways you can use a resource to foster creativity, connections, and collaboration.)

There are a variety of companies providing eBooks and/or Audiobooks for parents and educators while students are not able to attend their schools.  But, what can you do with them - or any book for that matter?

Teachers: Here are some ideas for ways eBooks or Audiobooks can be used to connect with your students.
  • Share a link to one of your favorite books in your communications with your students, along with why it is one of your favorites.  Invite students to read or listen to it, and invite them to share back a link to one of their favorites.
  • Encourage students to create their own "audiobook" recording of a book for elementary school students (you may give some examples of appropriate books), which you can then share with your elementary teachers for sharing
  • Inspire students to create a book report on what they are currently reading in any way they choose
  • Provide some links to suggested audiobooks or eBooks for a different genre regularly (each month/week)
  • Modify some of your March is Reading Month activities to incorporate some eBooks or Audiobooks

Parents: Here are some ideas for ways you can use eBooks or Audiobooks to encourage reading at home.

Beginning Readers: sit and listen to an audiobook together.
  • If taking a break partway through it, ask your child what they think is going to happen next 
  • Talk about your favorite characters afterwards
  • If the story had a problem to solve, ask your child how they would have solved the problem differently
  • Have your child draw a picture that goes along with the story
  • Ask your child what they would change about the story

Readers:
  • Ask your child for details about the book they are reading or listening to.  If you don't know what to ask here are some questions to start: what about the characters did they liked/didn't like, what was the plot of the book, where/when did the book take place, what genre (type) of book it was.
  • Pick out a book together to read or listen to, discuss it during and afterwards
  • Tell them about one of your favorite books or authors and encourage them to try it 
  • Also, ask them about their favorite book or author and try reading it
  • Ask your child to create a book report in a creative way - the sky is the limit! Video, presentation, interpretive dance, flyer, poster, etc
Do you have another idea to share?  Please add it in the comments!  (Please note: comments are moderated so will not appear automatically.)

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Thank you to Judy Bowling from Wayne RESA for creating the Padlet of shared resources/websites.

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