Field Trip #5: BookTubes

Post date: Feb 7, 2013 5:16:34 PM

Karen Babcock (Ridgeview Elementary) shares BookTubes, book promotional videos created by students for students. 

This program is an outcome of the "Springfield Literacy Network" (SLN), a joint multimedia and social networking project facilitated by the media specialists from two middle schools and four elementary schools to promote reading. The primary goals of this project are to: 1) promote reading and literacy efforts 2) cultivate student cooperation, innovation, and creativity 3) increase students technical and production skills 4) foster speaking, presentation, and communication skills.

To learn more about the BookTubes, visit the project wiki  or the BookTubes channel.