15 ways to use Book Creator for Reading Responses

15 ways to use Book Creator for

Responses

Reading

By Dr. Monica Burns

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Introduction

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Ways to use Book Creator for Reading Responses

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Daily Journal

Character Profile

Interview Questions

Comic Retell

Author Poem

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Alternate Ending

Book Selfies

Picture Collage

Question Collection

Author Perspectives

Biography Spotlight

Wordle Reflection

Reading Portfolio

Monthly Spotlight

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About the Author

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Introduction

Join me as we dive into ways to create reading responses with Book Creator!

Reading responses can take many forms and Book Creator gives you the space to set up students for success.

This book includes 15 ways to use Book Creator for reading responses. You can tailor these ideas to both collaborative and independent student products and scale each one to make sure it meets the needs of your students.

A few tips

Create models for your students so they understand the expectations for the reading responses you introduce to your group

Design tasks that can be differentiated for your group of students so everyone has a way to respond to what they have read

Reading responses can also include reflections on text students have listened to in the form of read alouds, audio recordings, or podcasts

A quick cartoon hello from Monica

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Share your ideas for using Book Creator in the classroom using the hashtag #BookCreator or tagging @BookCreatorApp or @ClassTechTips on social media!

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Daily Journal

Students can use Book Creator to capture reading every day in a journal format.

As students read each day they can use Book Creator to capture their thoughts, ideas and inspirations.

A daily reading journal gives students a space to respond to reading using teacher prompts or free writing.

A daily journal can include a few key features within each day’s entry. You might ask students to include:

Book title
Date
Pages read

Author name
Comfort level
Reading goal

Each day students can add a new page to their ebook to chronicle their reading over the course of the school year. The prompts you give students may change, just like your expectations for their reading responses will evolve over the course of the school year.

A classroom scenario

When students join your Book Creator library you can easily check in on the progress of readers in your classroom each day.

As you take a look at each student's journal you may come across information to help you guide and grow readers throughout the school year!

This picture shows an example of a reading journal page.

It includes space for students to draw a picture inspired by their book.

In this example of a reading journal page, a student can include an audio button that plays a recording of their voice.

Purple book with text and an audio hotspot

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Character Profile

Feature a favorite character using quotes, pictures and illustrations.

When readers of any age jump into a new book there are characters that stir emotions. Students can profile a favorite character from an independent reading book or class read aloud using quotes, pictures and illustrations.

A character profile could be one page in a collaborative class book or multiple pages in an individual book.
You might ask students to include:

Character name
Illustration of the character
Images of where they live
Favorite pieces of dialogue
A question they want to ask
Traits that describe the character

Students can profile one character to chart the way they change over the course of a novel or choose one favorite character from a picture book. Students might combine different elements on their page including a video where they talk about a problem their character faced in the book they read.

A classroom scenario