Take your book talks to a new new level! Learn to rap using the iPad 2 and GarageBand. Use Toontastic to create a cartoon that will advertise your book.

1. HELEN RUFFIN READING
BOWL
Book Club, Phase VI

2. AGENDA: DAY ONE
“It’s a Book!”
Book discussion
Let’s get philosophical with Socrative
Creating questions
Lunch
Brake it on down
Your inner rap star and GarageBand
Work time
Homework- Finish writing your book rap

3. BOOK DISCUSSION
Did you enjoy your book and why or why not?
How will you sell it to your students?

4. SOCRATIVE,
NOT SOCRATES
http://www.socrative.com/
•Create a teacher account on the site.
•Search Socrative in the app store.
•Install the student and teacher app on the iPad.
•Let’s review the reading bowl rules using Socrative.

5. LET’S PRACTICE
using Socrative

6. ACTIVATING A QUIZ
• Use your PC to import quizzes
• Loginto your teacher account at http://
m.socrative.com/lecturer/#lecturerLogin
• Select Manage Quizzes
• Select Import Quizzes
• Select Import Quiz from Excel
• Click Choose File and browse for the file
• Click Import Quiz
• Click Select a Saved Quiz

7. CREATING A QUIZ
• Download the quiz template
using a PC.
• Name the quiz
• Select the question type
• Enter choices
• Note the correct answer
• Save the template

8. HANDS ON PRACTICE
• CREATE THREE QUESTIONS USING THE LINKED
TEMPLATE.
• TEST YOUR QUESTIONS OUT ON TWO OTHERS.
• CREATE YOUR HRRB QUESTIONS USING THE LINKED
TEMPLATE.
• IMPORTANTNOTE- INCLUDE MULTIPLE CHOICES FOR 5
OF YOUR QUESTIONS. INCLUDE PAGE NUMBERS, BUT
YOU WILL HAVE TO DELETE THIS COLUMN BEFORE
USING SOCRATIVE.

9. IT’S TIME TO GET JIGGY

10. RAP RESOURCES
• Auto Rap app is so neat! • http://www.rhymezone.com/
• Check out other raps • How to import loops
• http:// • http://ipadloops.com/
www.educationalrap.com/ import-loops-in-
garageband-ipad/
• http://storyyeller.com/video/
• Free Loops for iPad
• Steps to writing a rap
• http://ipadloops.com/
• http://www.wikihow.com/ download-loops/
Write-a-Rap-Song
• http://
• Rhyming Words Dictionary www.looperman.com/
loops

11. USING THE IPAD AND
GARAGEBAND TO RAP

12. GARAGEBAND PRACTICE
• Use the smart drum to build a beat and record.
• Add a loop from Apple loops.
• Record a sample- Oh Yeah, Boy!
• Record a rhyme-I’ve got a library card. I’ve got a shopping cart.
I’ve got a list of every book that I could possibly want.~Melville
Dewey
• Edit your track- copy, paste, trim, split, and delete.
• Save your work and share it.

13. WORK TIME
• Visit Absolute Apps and • Edit your rap and rhythm as
install GarageBand. needed.
• Review your book and write • Record your audio.
your rap.
• Try out special effects or
• Visit the rap resources for add a sample.
help.
• Edit as needed.
• Create
a rhythm using
GarageBand. • Listen to the final rap.
• Practice your rap with the • Email your final rap to Jaime.
rhythm.

14. IT’S A BOOK

15. AGENDA: DAY TWO
Work time- Complete your rap
Lunch
Toontastic and Critics’ Corner
Work time- Complete your cartoon
Homework: 25 HRRB questions for your book,
one student rap and one student Toontastic book
summary posted to Critics’ Corner

16. TOONTASTIC
AND BOOK
TALKS
Visit the Critic’s Corner
http://hrrb-
criticscorner.blogspot.com/
Requirement: Students will
populate the corner with
reviews. Each team will submit
one Toontastic review and
one student rap by the end of
March.

17. PRACTICE
USING
TOONTASTIC
Grab a partner and retell a childhood
favorite, such as the three little pigs!
Try creating your own setting or
characters!
Record your animation!
Do not complete all the scenes.

18. USING
TOONTASTIC
1. Install the Toontastic App from iTunes.
2. Plan your cartoon.
3. Create or select your setting.
4. Create or select your characters.
5. Record your animation.
6. Repeat as needed.
7. Create your ToonTube account.
8. Approve your cartoon.
9. Email Jaime the embed code.

19. THANK YOU
FOR
SUPPORTING
THE READING
BOWL!