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[|Book Punch]
Book Punch guides students through the process of thinking and writing about books commonly read in schools today. Built-in hints and tips tutor students as they work. The program uses best practices in instructional technology to lead students step-by-step through pre-writing, organizing, revising, editing and publishing their original responses to writing prompts for each book. It also frees up teachers' time to work individually with students



Digital book talk
- find high quality book trailers that will whet your students appetite for a good book- search for books by content level, and interests. The conceptual design is **[|based on research into what motivates reluctant and striving readers to select, read, and complete books]**.

Book Talks vs Digital Booktalks
Digital Booktalk expands Chambers’ literary booktalk model by providing children with interactive visuals of the books that they used to only read. Many children are reluctant to read and would rather watch a movie made from books. It is our belief that you can use that reality as an educational advantage. Drs. Kenny and Gunter hypothesize that, if a student experiences a 2-minute book trailer done in the style of a motion picture, they will be better able to find a book that matches their interests, and will expand their reading to an ever-widening range. Furthermore, they believe that the book trailer production process is a fun and effective literacy pedagogy for today’s technologically advanced youth.