The document discusses how educators can use various online tools and websites to promote reading books and foster a love of reading among students. It provides examples of websites that allow students to interact with authors through video interviews, live chats, and Skype sessions. Other sites are presented that read books aloud, bring books to life through multimedia, discuss books and their film adaptations, and allow students to publish their own book reviews and trailers. The goal is to leverage digital technologies to enhance traditional reading and make it a more social and engaging experience for students.

1. Using the Web to Enhance a Love of Books Presentation to Library Harvest

2. Our Mission Dulcinea Media publishes content and builds web-based tools that helps educators teach students how to use the Internet effectively, efficiently, safely and responsibly. Products include: http://www.findingDulcinea.com http://www.SweetSearch.com http://www.SweetSearch4Me.com http://www.SweetSearch2Day.com

3. The Threat Students use the Internet at every opportunity = Less time for reading books for pleasure?

4. The Vision Educators can leverage A wide range of Web sites and tools to foster a love of reading

5. The Good News Smartphones, e-readers and the iPad offer opportunites to enjoy books as a multimedia experience. Los Angeles Times: “ Digital technology is also transforming reading from a famously solitary experience into a social one.” http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/18/business/la-fiw-0718-reading- 20100718

6. The Opportunity Most kids do not yet have expensive, fragile mobile devices. Librarians can use the Web to promote and enhance a love of reading books. Introducing students to these sites now will make it more likely they will embrace books when first using a device with e-reader capabilities.

7. Library Journal “ The future of reading is very much in doubt.” “ In this century, reading could soar to new heights or crash and burn.” “ Clearly something important and fundamental is happening to books and reading. Libraries need to be part of this reading revolution.” http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6703852.html

8. Interacting with Authors Create Connections with Primary Sources Sendak on Sendak http://www.sendakonsendak.org/exhibition_beasts.html# To Kill a Mockingbird 50th Year Celebration http://tokillamockingbird50year.com/ Library of Congress Teacher Resources http://loc.gov/teachers

9. Author Video Interviews BookWrapCentral - video interviews w/ 200 childrens’ authors http://www.bookwrapcentral.com/childrens/ Reading Rockets - 80 video interviews http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews

10. Live Chats / Twitter Chats Scholastic http://blog.scholastic.com/ink_splot_26/ Readergirlz http://readergirlz.blogspot.com/ From the Mixed Up Files http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/for-teacherslibrarians/

11. Skype an Author Authors Who Skype- 20 minute sessions http://skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com/ http://kmessner.livejournal.com/106020.html

12. Skype Other Classes to Discuss Books Around the World with 80 Schools blog - full tutorial, with lesson plan for integration into curriculum http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/01/03/around-the-world-with-80-schools/ http://theedublogger.com/want-to-connect-with-other-classrooms/ http://theedublogger.com/2008/12/16/quick-start-tips-for-new-skype-users/

13. Articles on Skype in the Classroom Langwitches Blog: Reasons for Skyping in the Classroom http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/01/02/reasons-for-skyping-in-the-classroom/ “ Skype connects my students with students from other countries in order to raise global awareness: there are kids like me somewhere else...different cultures, holidays, traditions...tolerance...we live in a flat and increasingly smaller world.” Trails Optional: Around the World: 8 Videoconferences in 1 Night http://trailsoptional.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/around-the-world-8-videoconferences-in-1-night/

14. Books Read Out Loud Celebrities read classic children’s books http://www.speakaboos.com

15. Books Come Alive Vook - videos that accompany books “ Project the emotion of the book - without getting in the way of the story.” http://vook.com

16. NatGeo Amazing 100 People, Places and Things that Will Wow You TV show, Friday nights Web Site http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/nat-geo-amazing

17. Discuss Books 2 Movies Book Reporter http://www.bookreporter.com/features/books2movies.asp Kids Reads http://kidsreads.com/features/books2movies.asp

18. Interactive Online Communities “ Readers are invited to become a part of the story as they help the main characters search for Amanda. http://www.theamandaproject.com/

19. Interactive Online Communities Experience simultaneously a book group, a computer, and a book. We believe firmly that people want to read, annotate and discuss, right there, immersed in the text. We also respect the solitary side to reading: people should have the chance to tune out the community. http://www.bookglutton.com /

20. Publish Book Reviews A student, a class, a district can create its own book review blog. http://thebookowl.blogspot.com/

21. Publish Book & Trailers Digital Book Talk - Book Trailers for K-12 Re-enactment of books using digital tools “ Visual means for reluctant, striving readers to make better book choices.” Full page of student work. http://digitalbooktalk.com/?page_id=55

22. Use Tools to Create Trailers Animoto produces video pieces from photos, video clips & music Two outstanding examples of student-created trailers: http://bib20. blogspot .com/2009/02/animoto-book-trailers.html

23. Create or Join an Entire Community http://prezi.com/enutyhqkhd_8/raw-ink-online-reading-and-writing-in-kentuckiana/