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Keywords: reading, book recommendations, Flip Video
Subject(s): English/Language Arts, Reading, Writing, Special Needs, Early Learning, Technology, Social Skills, Video, Art, Spelling, Grammar, Speech and Language
Grades K through 5
NETS-S Standard:
  • Creativity and Innovation
  • Communication and Collaboration
  • Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
  • Digital Citizenship
  • Technology Operations and Concepts
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School: Lincoln-Eliot Elem School, Newton, MA
Planned By: Ann Ritchie
Original Author: Ann Ritchie, Newton
In a nutshell, students will record each other talking about books they have been reading. The videos will then be shared via the school library website. Over time the collection will be added to by students at all grade levels and will become a standing resource for book recommendation.

While the library teacher/instructional technology specialist will spearhead this project, it will involve a collaborative approach including the classroom teachers, art teacher, and the literacy specialist. Recommended books will originate from a variety of sources – shared classroom reading, independent student reading, and library reading.

PROCESS
• Students will read!
• A teacher will approve a student’s book and the video script for that book.
• Students will be trained in recording with a Flip video camera.
• A recording schedule will be created. Students will sign up to be “Flipper”s (videographers) and “Flipped” (recommending student).
• Edited and approved book recommendations will be posted on the school library website.
Comments
The availability of multiple Flip cameras makes the breadth of this project possible. As more students are trained as videographers, more book talks can be recorded and shared. As more students are involved, the enthusiasm for participation increases. Developing skill with current technology and the cooperative and inclusive nature of celebrating books and reading are vital aspects of this 21st century.
Cross-Curriculum Ideas
This project is readily shared between disciplines and grade levels. Literacy specialists could participate with classroom teachers in the reading, reviewing, and storyboarding. Art teachers can have input into the visuals that might accompany a particular book talk. Older grade levels might be the videographers for younger grades. One class might provide the model for other classes at any grade level. Additionally, it would be fabulous to expand to school families; how about the addition to the website of family book recommendations?
Follow-Up
We would want to evaluate the project in the following areas: student interest in reading, student skill with Flip cameras, teacher response to the project, and student response to the project.
Materials: Batteries, Tripods, Flash/USB Drives, Microphones, Flip Video, Memory Cards