Over 800+ NEW Page Templates In Book Creator! A Special New Feature To Kick Off The School Year.

 

Our friends at Book Creator have created something amazing for all of us as we kick off a new year! 

There is now a new feature in Book Creator that will make it easier for teachers and students to create and design their digital books. They are PAGE TEMPLATES! 

They have designed over 800 ready-made page templates for us, as teachers, librarians, and of course, students.  I love how they encourage learning, creativity and so much more. There is a template for every subject, age level, and so much more.

These templates will help us meet our learning goals with our students this year. 

You can read more about the new Book Creator Page Templates here. And watch this video to learn all about this special new addition. 

AI Basics For School Librarians! Join This New Webinar From Our Friends At Literacy For Texas!

 

Join our friends from Literacy at Texas for a brand new webinar on September 10, 2024 at 4:00pm CST, AI Basics for School Librarians. 

As shared in the invite, 

Are you curious about the future of Artificial Intelligence in school libraries?

Join Literacy for Texas and AI thought leader librarians, Allie Cornejo and Lindsey Brewer Munoz to review basics of AI in the library, various educational applications, and potential challenges when implementing AI in school settings. One lucky participant will win a Library Bundle! Don't miss this opportunity to be at the forefront of library innovation in education. Hosts: J’aime Garcia, Owner of Literacy for Texas, (@LiteracyForTX) Brianna Cua, Owner of Engaged Media Solutions and Director of Marketing at Literacy for Texas, (@briannamcua) Special Guests: Allie Cornejo, MLS - Lead Librarian/HS Library Media Specialist, TLA YART Chair-Elect, Apple Learning Coach, Keynote Speaker and LJ Movers & Shakers, (@allielibrarian) Lindsey Brewer Munoz, Library Coordinator, AI Information Literacy Advocate, Technology Integration Specialist, Learning & Development Leader, (@TeachesNTennies)

Register here today for this amazing webinar!

Our Back-to-School Virtual BOOKHUB Is Here! Check Out How We Use The NEW PebbleGo Suite To Create eBook Choice Boards For All Readers!

 

It's back-to-school time and that means creating experiences and special places for our readers. 

One of my favorite things we do for our readers and teachers every month are our BOOKHUB'S!  We have a BOOKHUB Takeout Station outside of our library door, and I create a Virtual BOOKHUB that I share with the students and teachers too. 

We did have BOOKHUB Takeout Stations, and this year have them on the tall shelf outside of the library door. This is a place where our teachers can pick up books to read aloud and share with their students each month. 

We select these books and put together the BOOKHUB Menu in Canva, which shows the books that are available at the BOOKHUB Takeout Stations each month.  

I print off the BOOKHUB Menu posters for each classroom. The students and teachers like looking at the menu to pick the books they want to read. They also cross them off as they go as a way to keep track of what they are reading too. 

It is so much fun.  You can read all about our BOOKHUB Takeout Stations here in this post.

Here is our new BOOKHUB Menu for April. There are lots of new books and books that tie into monthly themes and events like School Library Month, Ramadan, Earth Day, and more. 

You can find this in Canva here to make a copy if you'd like to use BOOKHUB too. 

Along with the BOOKHUB Takeout Stations with the physical books, I also want to support all readers with our Capstone Interactive eBooks each month. This will give our students eBooks to read as they learn about different events and celebrations throughout the year.  It also gives them choice in what they want to read since I put them together in the Virtual BOOKHUB choice boards. 

To create the Virtual BOOKHUB choice boards, I use the amazing discoverability tools in our PebbleGo suite. In the new PebbleGo suite, you can search for eBooks using the search feature, and also the amazing Discoverability Tools. 

I love how this brings all of our Capstone Interactive eBooks together in one place with links to use that connect to each eBook. I highlight eBooks that area seasonal, like back-to-school for example, and also love to include new eBooks from Capstone too. 

Let me show you how I create the Virtual BOOKHUB choice boards each month. 

I log into PebbleGo.com.  

For this one, I search for one of my favorite new Capstone books, OVERDUE, The Misadventures of Bob the Book. It came up below on the little book shelf. 

For the choice board, I need the book cover and link to the eBook.  

To get the link to the eBook, you can click on the gear in the right hand corner and find Copy Link, 

or click Open to open the book, and click on the Copy Link there too. 

I click on Copy Link and took it to the choice board. 

I then go back to the Our Virtual BOOKHUB Back to School choice board I created in Google Slides.  I add the screen shot of the book cover, click on the image, and add the link I copied to the image. 

When our students and teachers click on the book covers, it will take them straight to the ebooks within Capstone Interactive.  

We don't even have to login because by using the link it takes us directly to the eBooks and PebbleGo resources every time.  

We love our BOOKHUB program and can't wait to celebrate reading in one more way with our students as we share these wonderful groups of books and eBooks every month! 

I made this template for you to create your own Back-to-School Virtual BOOKHUB.  If you have Capstone Interactive eBooks in your PebbleGo suite, you can find the link and add them to the book covers I have included above or take this template and fill in your own eBooks and choices for back-to-school. 

You will find the Back-to-School Virtual BOOKHUB template without eBook covers here.

Happy Reading, friends. I hope you have a wonderful year in your library, classroom and school too.