Discover Books by Edubloggers & Have Your Students Write Their Own Books!

Easy blogging for education... View this email in your browser Books by Edubloggers This week's email is all about books! First, we'll discover three books written by members of the Edublogs community!  Then, we'll explore two tools that you and your students can use to create and share your very own books. For even more weekly goodness, check out our Weekly Roundup post on The Edublogger. This week's post includes Earth Day resources and the Top Techy Teacher Toolbox Tweets. Try saying that 5 times fast! Connected from the Start: Global Learning in the Primary Grades kathycassidy.com "My eBook, Connected From the Start: Global Learning in the Primary Classroom, is now available from PLPress! In the book I  share my own experience and make the case for connecting our youngest students to the world, using the transformative power of Internet tools and technologies. I also show you how you can make this shift in your own classroom." -via KathyCassidy.com You can read an excerpt from the book here.   Read Post Now Building a Community of Self-Motivated Learners: Strategies to Help Students Thrive in School and Beyond larryferlazzo.edublogs.org   Award-winning teacher, blogger, and author Larry Ferlazzo is back with more insightful research and strategies for helping students want to care more about school and learning...In this book, he looks at how teachers can create classroom conditions that are needed for motivation to grow in the first place. Ferlazzo provides research-based suggestions on what you can do today to help students want to develop qualities like physical health, grit, flow, and a desire to transfer what they're learning to life outside of school. -via Amazon   Read Post Now The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers: Small Steps to Transform Your Teaching shellyterrell.com "The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers takes you on a personal journey to accomplish manageable goals, reflect on your experiences, and regain your spark and confidence in teaching. This innovative approach will help you reconnect to your students, improve your classroom practice, and help you transform as an educator." - via Amazon. Read Post Now Creating Stories With Storybird & Book Creator   You don't have to wait until your all grown up to start publishing your own books! Storybird and Book Creator are two tools that your students can use to start publishing their own stories today. Storybird is a digital story making website that uses illustrations to spark your students' creativity. And, Book Creator is a wonderfully simple app that lets students easily create and share their own books. Storybird: A Simple Guide for teachers and Students storybird.com Storybird provides three story formats -- long form, picture book, and poem -- that can be used to enhance your lesson plans in any subject. Click the links to read this guide (created with Storybird) explaining how to create your own stories with Storybird. Read Post Now How To Use Storybird This video details how to create a basic story using storybird.com. Workflow and Book Creator: Sharing the Creations! tvstechtips.edublogs.org On her class blog, Karen Arrington shares what she loves about Book Creator. She also shows you how to use the app and share the books you and your students create.   Read Post Now How To Use Book Creator This video details how to create a book using the Book Creator app. Meet CampusPress: Get Edublogs For Your Entire School! Facebook Twitter Pinterest YouTube Copyright © 2015 Edublogs, All rights reserved. You joined this email list by signing up for Edublogs or by indicating you are interested in blogging - including Student Blogging Challenges, theedublogger.com, The Edublog Awards, and more. Our mailing address is: Edublogs PO Box 163 Albert Park, Victoria 3206 Australia Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences