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=TWT 2012 - Session 51: Online Research with Emerging Readers: How the Second Grade Made Animal eBooks=

Briar Sauro bsauro@berkeleycarroll.org (@ms_sauro) Librarian, Grades 2-4 Lisa Oberstein, 2nd Grade Teacher Berkeley Carroll School Grades PK-4 Subject areas: All Level of experience recommended: Basic to Advanced

//Examine how second graders used a new-to-them online resource called PebbleGo (along with the usual books and encyclopedias) to work on North American animal research. The students learned to take notes in various categories, aided by the simple and consistent layout of the PebbleGo database. Emerging readers were able to listen to the articles read aloud to better comprehend the information. Students then wrote a few sentences on the various research points and used a template in Pages to create an eBook that can be viewed on iPads, complete with ////“ ////flipping pages ////” //// and photos of their animal. Now in its second year, the project will be migrating to a fabulous app called Book Creator. Creating an eBook is a wonderful, motivating way for students to present information digitally and this process can be used with any grade level. //

//After taking this workshop, participants will be able to create an eBook with any grade level. Teachers will be taken from the beginning of the project using graphic organizers with PebbleGo through the use of Pages and the exporting of the file or the use of the Book Creator app to the finished product. //

**Resources mentioned: **
PebbleGo: http://www.pebblego.com Britannica Image Quest: http://quest.eb.com app: Book Creator browser based epub readers: Firefox ; Chrome -

Link to slideshow //(now including some directions for sharing with parents - please let me know if there are other questions). //

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