Monday, June 29, 2009

Multimedia Books using the CAST Book Builder

One of my favorite sessions at NECC today was "CAST Book Builder: If You Build It, They Will Read," which featured a cool, free web 2.0 book authoring tool. You can find the website at http://bookbuilder.cast.org/

Once you get a free account you can start combining text, audio, images, etc. to easily create online books. You can also use three different animated characters that you can "program" to provide guidance or feedback to your students. The characters could also be used as narrators of sorts. The site is definitely geared toward elementary school, and is easy enough for young students to use as well.

The CAST Book Builder follows the Universal Design for Learning educational framework, which encourages multiple means of representation, expression, and engagement.

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