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TL 16.22.indd The Teaching Librarian volume 16, no. 2 19 Teacher - Librarian + Teacher = eBook Grade 2 Classroom Library (weekly lesson) Computer (weekly lesson) Week 1 ◆ KWL chart, in partners on the topic of fairy tales ◆ Class web of knowledge ◆ Introduce students to word eBook (electronic book) and pBook (paper book) *students listen to a pBook and then to the same story via an eBook ◆ Brainstorm the diff erences/ similarities they may fi nd between the two book presentation using Venn diagram ◆ Students log on to www.tumblebooks.com, to explore and listen to a picture eBook * this is a great site where students listen and participate in activities that reinforce reading skills Week 2 ◆ Literacy centres for fairy tales (will run for the duration of unit) ◆ During read a loud, teacher will continue to introduce traditional fairy tales, e.g. Th ree Little Pigs ◆ Introduce fairy tales from diff erent cultures ◆ Have a class discussion about parts of the story (beginning/middle/end/ character/plot/setting/problem/ solution) ◆ Students may log on to Project Gutenberg (www.gutenberg.org) to hear a fairy tale story (e.g. Th ree Little Pigs) * if time permits students listen to another fairy tale story Week 3 ◆ Students create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast two of the versions of the Th ree Little Pigs ◆ Mini-lesson on what is a story map ◆ Hand out a story map template for students to complete ◆ Present the class with fairy tale eBook created by teacher-librarian www.drscavanaugh.org/ebooks/ creating_ebooks_with_powerpoint. htm. Week 4 ◆ Introduction to writing activity (creating their own fairy tale) ◆ Brainstorm elements of fairy tale e.g. good/evil characters ◆ Brainstorm topic ideas e.g. mixed up fairy tales * if time permits, teacher will hand out story writing map * during this week students will start the writing process in class ◆ Introduce students to power point ◆ Walk students through the program (stick to the basic tools, e.g. how to add new slide, how to type in the slide, diff erent text layout, insert icons/audio) * if you have access to a Smart Board, this would be a great way to have the class explore the program and learn about the Smart Board ◆ Continue with previous lesson ◆ Introduce students to the template created for the unit * consider designing a diff erent template for each class * for the audio button, you may want to have each class vote on an icon that would diff erentiate their class eBook Week 5 ◆ Self, peer, and teacher editing * students who have completed the written portion begin drawing illustrations ◆ Students start typing stories onto the template ◆ Continue with typing ◆ Students who have fi nished their illustrations may start scanning the images * classroom teacher's help required when students are ready to start scanning Week 6 ◆ Teacher is in the library assisting in completion of eBooks ◆ Students who are ready for their audio can start to record their voices ◆ Continue with scanning and audio input Week 7 ◆ Completion of the KWL chart in class ◆ eBook presentations and assessment * publishing students' works on a CD allows parents to view their child's achievement ◆ Continue with eBook presentations and assessment