Today's tech snack can be found at the following url: http://www.uniteforliteracy.com/
What is it and how can I use it in my classroom?
Unite for literacy is a free online site that gives you access to numerous free electronic books. The books are all beautifully illustrated with real life pictures showing children, adults and animals in different environments. All the books are educational and entertaining.
All the books provide oral narration. To have a book read aloud, students just have to click on the speaker icon. While all the books are written in English, the narration does not have to be. Narration can be done in a number of languages including Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, French and American Sign Language (there are many more languages offered.) In order to move from page to page, you must click on the arrow tabs at the ends of each page.
Unite for Literacy can be used on any Internet enabled device including tablets, and smartphones. No app or software has to be installed in order to start using the site. This website can be used by students on individual computers, in small groups, as a whole class activity with the use of an LCD projector, or as a blended learning activity.
You could do is have your students ask or write a series of questions about the parts of the story. In addition, you can have them tell you one interesting fact they learned from the story, have them draw a scene from the story or have them make picture cards and then have the students put the pictures in order.
Ah, simple yet effective. Definitely a favorite for any teacher of young children! See you next time at the café!