It's no surprise that most anybody would rather watch a movie than a read a book. Even as an English major, there are people who try to get away with book analysis by watching actors than flipping pages. (That doesn't work out very well in college, just so you know). So, why not use technology to get kids as interested in books as they are in movies? This weeks technology in teaching find: book trailers. I had heard of them before and even seen a couple, but didn't quite apply the idea to teaching in a classroom. Why not have students make book trailers for the books they read in class? It would be a fun and relatively easy way for them to focus on themes, characters, setting, style, mood, etc. without being force-fed the information. Nothing makes something less exciting than being told you are consciously learning. So, here are a few links to websites that have book trailers and even some ideas about making your own:
Bookscreening.com
Booktrailersforreaders.com/
And just for some cool information about book trailers:
Book Trailers
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