Curling up with a good book takes on a new look in our elementary classrooms today. TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books for kids. TumbleBooks are created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music and narration to produce an electronic picture book, which is read to you.
First graders at Linn-Grove Elementary spent time in their building computer lab, with classroom teacher Katie Schafer and one of the elementary Technology Integration Coaches, Karla Koenen. The TIC, (Technololgy Integration Coach) the building Instructional Strategist, Tiffany Kinzenbaw, and Mrs. Schafer met to plan out this lesson.
They spent some time planning together, brainstorming potential roadblocks, best ways to approach the desired end product, as well as made a picture cheat sheet with clues for students to utilize.
Finally the TIC and the classroom teacher co-taught students how to access TumbleBooks in the lab. As they launched their first attempt to access the website, it was an adventure. Some first graders have no experience with a mouse due to only using touch pads. Once the kinks were worked out what resulted was pure joy. Smiles, laughs, giggles, and wide eyes focused on the screen brought reading to life for room 1S. Mrs. Koenen will continue to support Mrs. Schafer through the transition of training students to use this technology independently in the classroom setting.
Thanks for sharing this great idea. I bet the students are engaged.
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