This is the Book for you! Digital Book Reviews
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Author:
Charissa Smith
System: Alabama Department of Education School: Alabama Department of Education
General Activity Information
Activity ID:
1918
Title: This is the Book for you! Digital Book Reviews
Digital Tool/Resource: Flipgrid
Web Address – URL:
Overview: This activity is for students to create a digital book review. In their review, they will summarize a book and provide 2 - 3 reasons they recommend the book. Students will use the Flipgrid platform to create this review.
This activity was created as a result of the DLCS COS Resource Development Summit. <
Associated Standards and Objectives
Content Standard(s):
Digital Literacy and Computer Science R1) Identify, demonstrate, and apply personal safe use of digital devices.
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Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students:
will demonstrate responsible uses of devices when given support and guidance from an adult.
will demonstrate responsible uses of software when given support and guidance from an adult.
will explain why safety is important when using computing devices and the internet. Teacher Vocabulary:
Knowledge:
Students know:
how to use devices responsibly.
how to use software responsibly.
how to explain internet safety rules. Skills:
Students are able to:
demonstrate responsible uses of devices such as keeping them clean, correct methods for use guided by an adult.
demonstrate responsible uses of software guided by an adult.
explain why safety is important when using computing devices and the internet. Understanding:
Students understand that:
they must use and care for equipment carefully.
they should use software that an adult has approved.
rules are important to follow when using a computer for their safety.
English Language Arts R4. Use digital and electronic tools appropriately, safely, and ethically for research and writing, both individually and collaboratively.
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Teacher Vocabulary:
R4.
Digital tools
Electronic tools
Appropriately
Safely
Ethically
Research
Individually
Collaboratively Knowledge:
R4. Students know:
Digital and electronic tools must be used appropriately, safely, and ethically.
Digital and electronic tools can be used for research or for writing tasks.
Digital and electronic tools can be independently or with others. Skills:
R4. Students are able to:
Engage in safe and ethical behavior when using digital and electronic tools individually and collaboratively. Understanding:
R4. Students understand that:
Safe behaviors, interactions that keep you out of harm's way, are necessary when using digital and electronic tools.
Ethical behavior, interactions that align to one's moral code, are necessary when using digital and electronic tools.
English Language Arts 4. Present information orally using complete sentences and appropriate volume.
a. Orally describe people, places, things, and events, expressing ideas with relevant details.
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Teacher Vocabulary:
4.
Present
Complete sentences
Appropriate volume
4a.
Describe
Express ideas
Relevant details Knowledge:
4. Students know:
How to orally present information using appropriate communication skills.
4a.
How to orally present relevant details to express descriptions of people, places, things, or events. Skills:
4. Students are able to:
Speak in complete sentences and use appropriate volume to present information orally.
4a.
Clearly describe people, places, things, and events.
Use relevant details in descriptions.
Express ideas clearly. Understanding:
4. Students understand that:
To communicate clearly, a speaker should use complete sentences and a voice volume that can be heard by the audience.
4a.
Relevant details and clearly expressed ideas enhances oral descriptions of people, places, things, and events.
Learning Objectives: The student will demonstrate appropriate behaviors for communicating in a digital environment.
The student will describe the book they read using details and expressing ideas and feelings clearly.
The student will use digital tools to publish writing.
The student will demonstrate online personal safety.
Strategies, Preparations and Variations
Phase: After/Explain/Elaborate
Activity: The students will:
1. The student will read choose a book to recommend to their classmates.
2. After reading the book, the student will write a short summary of the book, draw a picture, and write two to three reasons they would recommend the book.
3. The student will go to www.flipgrid.com on a compatible device and type in the grid code provided by the teacher. The student will click the green plus sign and record their video. In their video, they will show the book they recommend and their picture. They will tell the summary and reasons for recommending the book. Once they have completed the recording, they will take a selfie.
4. The student will be asked to enter their name. They will enter their first name and last initial. The teacher will remind students of digital safety being the reason for only inputting their last initial.
5. The student will watch a video of a classmate and give the classmate feedback by leaving a typed or video comment.
