1. Amanda Bond Ayse Ozgun
abond@iics.k12.tr aozgun@iics.k12.tr
Digital Book Trailers
Helpful Ideas * Inspiration * Discussion
2. Find someone you do not
know
Introduce yourself and
tell them about a GREAT
book you have read
recently
3. Now find two more people
Introduce the person you just spoke with to the
new people - include their name, the book
they liked and WHY they liked it.
26. Other Resources
https://book-trailers.wikispaces.com Wiki for Book Trailers – lots of good information.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/08/5-free-tools-for-creating-video-
book.html#.UUBJoVvUbC4 Tools for creating book trailers.
http://www.thehappyaccident.net/librarians-and-teachers-love-book-trailers-a-guest-
post-by-darcy-pattison/ Why teachers and librarians love Book Trailers
27. Resources used in this presentation
Hobbit Movie Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0k3kHtyoqc
Kenny and the Dragon Book Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q2mhLh04Sg
Mockingbird Argument
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Mocking_Bird_Argument.jpg
Embrace Life – always wear your seat belt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-8PBx7isoM
Blue Dots and Waves
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/089/c/c/Blue_dots_and_waves_by_Shartify.jpg
Editor's Notes
Welcome everyone. CEESA’s new mission statement “CEESA leads educational transformation through collaboration”
Ayse directs this
Second year working on Book Trailers. Learners together. Ayse introduces this.
Show the students a movie trailer – preferably one for a movie that is current that they might like to see. Link the idea of a film trailer’s purpose to how we can do this same thing for books. Amanda
BrownBrothersBooks – many book trailers on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/user/brownbrothersbooks Show a range of Book Trailers – professional ones like this but also by students like themselves. You tube is a great source for these. Just search Book Trailer – or name of Book and then the words Book Trailer Amanda
Amanda
Ayse
Amanda talk about seatbelt movie and how images can tell a story as effectively as the real thing – Ayse link with UOI Art –perspective and form
IMAGES students select are really important to help tell story, portray emotion and engage audience.IMAGE workshop part. Ayse and Amanda together
Example of student work Ayse
Example of student work – enduring images to portray ideas, emotion. Ayse
Where to find creative commons images – any other places?
Great Google images search feature now in Advance tools
Amanda will explain this tool
Storyboard is helpful to get the student thinking about the trailer in terms of visual images and text. Future plans – work on the text. Anyone else finding great ways to do this with students? Another IICS teacher at grade 4 really emphasized the astonishing factor of the book – like the setting – the Artic – what can survive in the ice and cold? Why a storyboard – the whyThis particular one – Ayse Link to real life and real process for ad’s, film making
Storyboard is helpful to get the student thinking about the trailer in terms of visual images and text. Future plans – work on the text. Anyone else finding great ways to do this with students? Another IICS teacher at grade 4 really emphasized the astonishing factor of the book – like the setting – the Artic – what can survive in the ice and cold?
Beast Quest, Arax the Soul Stealer by Adam Blade Book Trailer by Jack-Rory
The Hunger Games by Stephanie Collins Book Trailer by Ayla
Bill’s New Frock by Anne Fine, book trailer created by Lillian
Any other tools you are using? Amanda and Ayse
Take a few minutes to reflect about how this workshop can contribute to your own classroom or school,
