This is site was started by a professor at UCF. It describes how to create a digital book talk with students, compares them to video trailers. Teachers, parent, students can all sign on and view book digital book talks to promote reading.
Search thousands of books leveled for guided reading, Reading Recovery, and Accelerated Reader. You can search by Guided Reading Levels (A-Z) or Reading Recovery Levels (1-20).
Amazing website for elementary school teachers!!! Provides digital copies of books, lesson plans, digital and printable book reports, quizzes, and so much more! Highly recommended!!!
This website is a great site for teachers to check book levels and find books and their levels. I love this site because I can always go here and put a book title in and find the lexile level of it.
Starting an online book club for teachers at your school can promote professional development and teamwork through introducing new ideas without impacting everyone's already-busy schedule.
This is a great resource! I have an interactive whiteboard and the students love listening/viewing the online stories. I think it also shows a positive message from famous actors that reading is important. Thanks for sharing!
This web site features actors from TV and film reading popular picture books, including Stellaluna and Rainbow Fish. It can be a listening center for your students, especially if you have an interactive board.
Storyline is a free online streaming video program that features actors reading various books. Each book includes activities and lessons. This website is sponsored by the Screen Actors Guild foundation
This website is provided through the Screen Actors Guild foundation. Stories are read by actors. There are about 25 stories geared more for younger children. They provide options to comment on the stories or buy the books.
This site allows students to rate and review books they've read and choose new books based on other students' recommendations. It also teaches digital citizenship skills
The website for my middle school's media center has a few excellent links. We have links to eLibrary access, World Book Online, The Library of Congress, Teaching Books for Students, EBSCOhost, ThomsonGale database, Tumblebooks, the Lexile Framework for Reading, the ERIC online library, and the Florida Information Resource Network.
Wow! A great resourse for technology and education: books and resources on the latest tech gadgets and what they can be used for, technology integration recommendations, and even a reading list for professional growth as an educator. A must-see page.