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=BOOK TRAILERS Lesson Plan=

What is a book trailer?

A book trailer is a multimedia presentation about a book. Similar to movie trailers, publishers use them to advertise their latest books. In order to create a book trailer, one must convert the written words and ideas of the book into visual images.

Book trailers are a great way to combine technology skills with the reading and understanding of a new book. Trailers provide a record of students' reading and technology, specifically requiring them to:
 * show their interpretation of the story through the creation of their own "review"
 * use multimedia and presentation software tools

Basic requirements:
 * give an overview of the book, a book review, or focus on a specific character to tell the main ideas of the story
 * find photos that represent the written word (10-12 images - can be either still images or moving images - 640x480 resolution)
 * 1-3 minutes
 * storyboard and narration
 * follow copyright and fair use guidelines
 * include text/narration to tell the story
 * credits: book cover/title, creator of video, citation of images used

Book Trailer Examples and websites:

media type="custom" key="24622076" Book Trailer Lesson Plans
 * Book Trailers for Readers
 * Digital Book Talk
 * SlimeKid Book Trailers
 * Book Report Alternatives from ReadWriteThink

Story Board Template
 * [[file:Story Board.doc]]

Book Trailer Tutorial
 * How to make a book trailer
 * Making a video book trailer with Photo Story
 * [|Promote your Book]

Royalty Free, Creative Commons, and Copyright friendly information
 * [[file:Copyright in a Digital World.pptx]]
 * Creative Commons Search
 * Flickr: Creative Commons
 * Photo Pin - free images
 * [|Burning Well - Public Domain Images]
 * Legal Music for Videos
 * Jamendo - Free Music
 * Incomptech
 * Public Domain Images and Sound
 * Internet Archives

Digital Storytelling Programs:
 * [|Animoto]- educators' account allows for 50 students to sign up - no time limit on video
 * Windows Movie Maker - on all the computers in the library
 * Photostory 3 - on all the computers in the library