A Suggested List of Things to do in the Fall

Fall is here and we should read a book!

Using Storybird, we have created an amazing list of possible things to do over the Fall.

Please enjoy, comment and always share!

Sam Sheep can't sleep

School is almost over but that doesn't mean you should stop reading!

You can either scan this QR code or click here to hear 1st grader (almost 2nd grader) Julia read "Sam Sheep can't sleep".

Please enjoy, comment and always share.

(Cover from Usborne Phonics Stories by Phil Roxbee Cox and Stephen Cartwright)

A Very Hungry Crocodile!

School is almost over but that doesn't mean we have to stop reading!

Here is another stroy through Storybird.com. See what happens when Mr. Crocodile meets a potential new friend.

Please enjoy, comment and always share!

Where The Wild Things Are

 "Where The Wild Things Are" is a childhood classic. It's a book that every child reads, has seen or has been read to.  With the help of Book ME-Library, and with the amazing reading talent of Miss Nicole Stines, we present this book to you.

Behind this cover, there is augemented reality by:

You have to download the app Aurasma and scan the image. You have to follow our channel, "Book ME-Library" to be able to see the video.

Please enjoy, comment and always share!

Who is Bigger than Me?

Working with Colegio San Gregorio in Palencia, Spain, Book ME-Library has created this Storybird story called "Who is Bigger than Me?"

Behind this cover, there is augmented reality by:

You have to download the app Aurasma and scan the image. You have to follow our channel, "Book ME-Library" to be able to see the video.

Please enjoy, comment and always share!

How-To Tutorial about StoryBird

Here is the final piece to the puzzle: A tutorial on how to create a story on StoryBird. Using the website Screencast-o-Matic, Book ME-Library has created a how-to about story writing.

Click on the screenshot above or click here to watch and hear the tutorial.

Please enjoy, comment and always share.

Voiced by blogger Billy J. Ramos for Book ME-Library

An ending to a story

In this post, we have created a short animation using Moovly to briefly show what is an end to a story.

Click here and  check out the Moovly animation.

Enjoy, comment and always share!

Parts of a nub to a story

In this post, you have a Gami that we created using Tellagami to explain what the nub of a story is. 

Click here or on the picture to see the Gami.

Enjoy, comment and always share.

Voiced by blogger Billy J. Ramos for Book ME-Library

Parts of an introduction to a story

Continuing to work with Colegio San Gregorio in Palencia, Spain, we have created a Vine video with the 3 major parts of an introduction to a story.

Click here or on the photo to check it out. Remember to share and comment.

Thanks!

Collaborative Project with Colegio San Gregrorio

With the help of Dr. García and through our ICT CLIL course at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Book ME-Library is going to do a collabarative project with Colegio San Gregorio in Palencia, Spain. With the help of students from 6th A & B and Julián Sanz Mamolar, we will work creating stories in English through the site Storybird. We are excited to be working together and looking forward to excellent results.

Check out this intro video done by Billy Ramos on Magisto, introducing himself and getting the ball rolling on this project. Thank you for your time and don't forget to share and comment.

ICT Primary Bilingual Teacher Badge

We wanted to thank Dr. García for all her help on this project. It wouldn't have been possible without her guidance and expertise. Not only was the class very useful, we also got to learn about blogging, creating e-stories, sharing our work through various social platforms, working with each other and fostering reading in English. After all this hard work, we have each receive an ICT Primary Bilingual Teacher badge.

What Can I Be?

Introducing  Book ME-Library's newest Storybird book. "What can I be?" is an easy book to read designed for younger kids (ages 6-9). With wonderful pictures provided by the artist "Cat_alogue" this book is meant to educate young readers using different jobs and the simple verb "to be". In this story, a very interesting cat wants to figure out what he wants to be. As always, comments are appreciated. Hope you enjoy!

What can I be?

(Click on the cover or the link above to read this E-book.)

7th Virtual Round Table Web Conference

Book ME-Library wants to say thanks to Dr. María Jesús García San Martín for her invitation to present and take part in the 7th Virtual Round Table Web Conference that was held from the 25th to 27th of April. We were given the opportunity, along with the others in the online teaching community and students from Rey Juan Carlos University to present our semester projects in hopes that the greater community might take notice and advantage of what we have to offer. The Book ME-Library was proud to have Billy Joel Ramos present on its behalf the jist of what our project encompasses and aims to accomplish. Thanks to webtools and web resources like StoryJumper, Storybird, ZooBurst, SoundCloud, Aurasma, and of course Blogger, we were able to create our current library. Our specific portion will be posted here at a later date, when available. In the meantime the entire URJC's portion can be found by clicking on the link provided. 

We all found the Virtual Round Table Web Conference to be an incredible experience, something completely new to the entire group. The fact that we were able to share our experience from our own homes with others all over the world was amazing. We hope that this is only the first of many such experiences and that sometime maybe even we will be those that other teaches look to headline future events. If you haven't already, take a peek at the rest of our blog and if you have some extra time to read some other really great blogs provided by our classmates, click on their links found on the right-hand side of our blog with other widgets, or by clicking on the links below:

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  Art and Music in Jars

  Art and music in jars! new activities!
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  Arts & music around the world

  Virtual Conference: Art & Music Around The World e-project has been shared with the world !!!!
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  Enjoy learning: Art and Music
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  Heal the world with stories

  7th Round Table Web Conference
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  ICT for reading and writing promotion

  Our pageviews data over the world!
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  Open Voices
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  Science E-Project

  MARIA Professional Badges
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  Stop and Learn English

  Article: e-Project Art and Music in Jars in the Virtual Round Table Web Conference

The Virtual Round Table Storified

Still Learning

Introducing the first of Book ME-Library's newest Storybird books. Still Learning is an easy read designed for younger kids (ages 6-9). With wonderful pictures provided by the artist "HedgehogsandCo" this book is meant to educate young readers using repetition, key phrases, and both past and present tenses. In this story, a parent tries to help their children learn how to do things the right way. Read all the silly things they do. As always, comments are appreciated. Hope you enjoy!

Still Learning

(Click on either the book cover or the link above to head straight to the E-book!)

Shark in the park

Working in a school is great for ICT lovers. We can use so many different tools to get kids to read and to hear each other read. We used soundcloud to store the audio file, then we captioned the soundtrack and finally, we created QR codes for each book.

You can either scan this code or click here to listen to first grader Iván G. read "Shark in the park".

Thank you and please enjoy.

(Cover from Usborne Phonics Stories by Phil Roxbee Cox & Stephen Cartwright)

Hen's pens

Working in a school is great for ICT lovers. We can use so many different tools to get kids to read and to hear each other read. We used soundcloud to store the audio file, then we captioned the soundtrack and finally, we created QR codes for each book.

You can either scan this code or click here to listen to first grader Paula read "Hen's pens".

Thank you!

Always comment, share and enjoy.

(Cover from Usborne Phonics Stories by Phil Roxbee Cox & Stephen Cartwright)

A Typical Tuesday

Introducing the another of Book ME-Library's Storybird books. A Typical Tuesday is an easy read designed for younger kids (ages 6-9). With wonderful pictures provided by the artist "nidhiart" this book is meant to educate young readers using repetition, key phrases, and both past and present tenses. In this story read about a girl's regular Tuesday. Learn about her cool friends and all the different things she did. As always, please comment. Enjoy!

A Typical Tuesday

(Click on either the book cover or the link above to head straight to the E-book!)

Ted in a red bed

Working in a school is great for ICT lovers. We can use so many different tools to get kids to read and to hear each other read. We used soundcloud to store the audio file, then we captioned the soundtrack and finally, we created QR codes for each book. 

You can either scan this code or click here to listen to first grader Samuel read "Ted in a red bed".

Thank you and please enjoy.

(Cover from Usborne Phonics Stories by Phil Roxbee Cox & Stephen Cartwright)

The Great Hunt

The Great Hunt is the new story by Book ME-Library.  It's the tale of a unique hunter who tricks animals into coming with him on a boat with wit instead of arrows.  Click on the picture or read it here.

Big Pig on a dig

Working in a school is great for ICT lovers. We can use so many different tools to get kids to read and to hear each other read. We used soundcloud to store the audio file, then we captioned the soundtrack and finally, we created QR codes for each book. 

You can either scan this code or click here to listen to first grader Marcos read "Big Pig on a dig".

Thank you and please enjoy.

(Cover from Usborne Phonics Stories by Phil Roxbee Cox & Stephen Cartwright)

Fat cat on a mat

Working in a school is great for ICT lovers. We can use so many different tools to get kids to read and to hear each other read. We used soundcloud to store the audio file, then we captioned the soundtrack and finally, we created QR codes for each book.

You can either scan this code or click here to hear 1st grader Iván B read the story "Fat cat on a mat".

Thank you and please enjoy.

(Cover from Usborne Phonics Stories by Phil Roxbee Cox & Stephen Cartwright)

Lucy and the Library

This is a story about a girl named Lucy.  It's raining outside and Lucy is bored.  Her grandfather tells her to go to the library.  The library is a magical world full of treasures that can take you anywhere.

Click on the picture above or click here to read the story!

Miss Cloud, The Prettiest One (e-Book)

Read our fully adapted e-story by clicking on the link or cover page above. Writing and reading are key to mastering a language. We wanted to keep fostering the reading process with this story "Miss Cloud, The Prettiest One". This wonderful story was made possible thanks to the combined efforts of the Book ME-Library Four (José Luis, Jacob, Billy, and John). We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

Original story (Doña Nube, 1989) and artwork provided thanks to: María Dolores Pérez-Lucas and Irene Arial.
Greetings and Farewells

-Thanks to @jdtearse for the original video.

A Bit Lost - a 3D Pop-Up e-Book

Trying to find new ways to engage and get students' attention, Book ME Library has created this 3D Pop-Up book based on Chris Haughton's original story "A Bit Lost". Enjoy it and please let us know what you think by commenting on it and even sharing it.

Share comment  and thank you.

Behind this cover, is augmented reality by:

You have to download the app Aurasma and scan the image. You have to follow our channel, "Book ME-Library". Please enjoy!

Blogmaniacos Chapter 3

Thanks ever so much to @Blogmaniacos once for more for answering another set of our questions regarding reading likes.
Here you are their great video answer.

Our First Podcast

At last we have the first Book ME Library podcast up and available for your listening pleasure. This is the first of many that we'll be uploading using SoundCloud, so stay tuned for upcoming broadcasts. If you want to see this, or any of our other future audio tracks, go no further than our new embedded SoundCloud widget (found on the right-hand side of this blog), or by going to the library's own SoundCloud webpage. Big shout out to @MikeRodio for the technological support. Without him this wouldn't have been possible. The intro/outro song "Whiskey Lullaby" by Kognitif (featuring Jeanette Robertson) can be found on their album Monometric via the website Jamendo. Also, a big thanks to @mjgsm for all her support. We love reading your comments, so leave us any feedback you have. Hope you like the pod!

Thank you Blogmaniacos

Hello Blogmaniacos,

Thank you for your response! It's great to see that you're answering our questions!

Here is their video reply. Again, thanks!

Mini Me with the help of Tellagami

My ICT professor, Dr. M. J. García, tweeted me a link for an app called "Tellagami". In this app, you can create a virtual version of yourself. You can add different things like hair color, clothes you are wearing and most important of all, it can speak. So I went and created a Mini me. It's very easy and he app is a lot of fun. Check out what I have created! Thanks!

 

Book ME-Library Trailer

Hello everyone! Check out our awesome trailer! It was a lot of work, tears and sweat, however, we managed to do it! Comment and tell us what you think! Thanks!

Thank you @Blogmaniacos

Connecting with @Blogmaniacos

This is the first episode of a series of video clip messages between @Blogmaniacos and Book ME-Library so as to build a nice mobile library with fine resources for Primary Biligual students by Primary Bilingual teachers.

Connecting teachers with students:

Teachers' set of questions before starting the e-project:



Students' first videoclip with answers to the first two questions:

Welcome!

Hello!  Welcome to Book Mobile Electronic Library.  Or, Book ME-Library.  In the coming weeks you will find content related to our mobile e-library that we are creating ourselves.  We hope this can be a tool for teachers and students alike.  In the following weeks our first podcast will be out - so stay tuned!  If you have any questions, email, tweet, or leave us a voice mail.

Learn more about José Luis, John, Billy, and Jacob.