One of the great things about a Chromebook is that it has a built in webcam. There are lots of ways to leverage the power of the webcam within the curriculum. One of those ways is by doing booksnaps. According to Tara Martin, "A BookSnap is simply a digital, visual representation used to annotate and share reflections of any excerpt of a book or text." The idea is to have students take a quick snapshot of a text and then ask them to interact with the text by adding annotations such as text boxes, images, and even emojis. As you can imagine, this activity really grabs students' attention! Have a look at this video to see the process in action. You might also want to visit Tara Martin's site to learn all about booksnaps.
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How would you like your students to interact more with a text? What if they could be given a tool to help them relate better to historical characters? Well, with Google Slides or Google Drawings, they can do just that! Students can insert a picture into Google Slides or Drawings and then insert a caption. It's a great, engaging way to integrate technology with your curriculum. Have a look at this video to learn how to insert a caption and learn how to create a comic strip in this video from Richard Byrne. Take a look at this article from Ditch that Textbook to learn even more!
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