Using Book Builder in the Classroom

There are a lot of cool things older students can do to enhance their writing presentations on Book Builder.

They can add in links to relevant favorite websites. You do that by highlighting text and clicking on the little chain icon.

Adding audio can really enhance a book. Maybe there is a song that really goes along with their writing or you want to read an interesting poem. The only catch is the file can't be too big. They might need to find some audio editing software. (If this isn't something you're familiar with, just chat with me afterwards and we can discuss it further.)

Additionally, they can be encouraged to play with colors and add prompts for a discussion on the bottom of the page (use the guides!). The more stuff they add in, the more engaging their books will be!

Valentine's Day blizzard 2007

Created with CAST's UDL Book Builder
CAST would like to thank Texthelp Inc. for use of the SpeechStream toolbar

Some students will be more likely to want to share their writing when it's through a program like Book Builder.

Book Builder makes writing more fun!

Select this then click anywhere in the book to start reading text Speak the current selection Stops speech playback Double-click a word in the book and click this icon to translate the word into Spanish