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Booktrack Classroom

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Overview:: Booktrack Classroom allows students to read eBooks with a movie-style soundtrack, or to create their own soundtrack for any story, essay or other text. Students can also create and publish their own Booktracks, reading them on the web or on mobile phones and tablets.
Type of Material:: Presentation
Recommended Uses:: Booktrack can be used in reading, and English classes to teach concepts and skills. It would be useful for in-class, individual, self-paced learning and homework. It can also be used to teach reading education methodology.
Technical Requirements:: Does not work well with Internet Explorer, but works with Edge. Third party cookies have to be enabled to use this site. It requires creating a log in.
Identify Major Learning Goals:: To enhance the reading and writing skills of students. To use background sounds to help build context for reader
Target Student Population:: This material seems best suited to K-8, and K-8 teacher education programs.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:: None

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Strengths:: Helps the reader grasp meaning of text. This can be used in many contents. Booktrack provides new ways for students to study and enjoy reading and writing. Stories and essays published with Booktrack include a customized movie-style soundtrack that compliments the story.
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Strengths:: Sample lessons are provided to help educators considering using this tool. Booktrack helps provide meaning while reading.
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Strengths:: The soundtracks adjusting to individual's reading speed. The support section supplies a great deal of helpful answers. Book track allows for syncing between devices and keeps track of reader progress so it it easy to return to place in text. Students can create Booktracks for their own writing and create a soundtrack from over 20,000 professional-quality audio foles and share it with their classmates to read. A useful FAQ section is included.
Concerns:: None

Other Issues and Comments:: Tutorials make it easy to use and provide help with uploading sound. The support page includes information about Creative Commons attribution. There are issues with Chrome that are noted on the site.
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