BLOGS > JANUARY 29, 2020
BY STACIA DIRKS
#2. Take a picture of a passage that connects in some way to the learning goal.
#3. Use markup tools to highlight, underline, or circle the part of the text you are connecting to.
#4. Create a text box with your personal thoughts about the connection you made.
#5. Add digital visuals including speech bubbles, emojis, stickers, Bitmojis, etc.
#6. Be sure to add the book title and author’s name.
#7. Share with your teachers and classmates!
Obviously, we aren’t going to ask them to open up SnapChat on their devices, so we need to be creative about where they can do this. Anything that allows a student to take a photo and mark it up will work. Here are a few ideas:
Don’t stop with ELA. Since its creation in 2016, there have been many offshoots of #BookSnaps.
What else could your students snap?
For more information on #BookSnaps, search the hashtag on Twitter and follow @TaraMartinEDU. Check out her YouTube playlist.
Happy snapping!
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STACIA DIRKS
Stacia has worked in education for nearly 20 years in diverse K-5 classroom settings, as a classroom teacher, an instructional coach, and now as an instructional technology specialist for K-12. She holds a Master’s Degree in Differentiated Instruction from Concordia University. Her passion is providing equity for all students and embedding technology into curriculum to enhance 21st-century skills for students. She provides differentiated professional development to K-12 teachers for successful integration of technology with all content areas and structured curriculum.
Twitter: @staciadirks
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