1. --From members of the National Association of Storytellers
Digital Book Talks
“Storytelling is the art of using language, vocalization, and/or physical movement and gesture to reveal the elements and images of a story to a specific, live audience”
--From members of the National Association of Storytellers

2. What is Digital Book Talk?
is a review of a book by one person. It should be short and exciting and should have a cliff hanger. Its purpose is to sell the book. It is not a full summary.
Book Trailer- very short, action packed video shown to entice the person to read the book. It has a plot but does not give away ending.

3. When would you use Digital Book Talk in a classroom?
Pre-reading activity
Post reading-If you liked this book, here are some suggestions
Book logs-
Assessment-Give book talk after reading a book
Use to invite into a center or library

4. Pros/Cons Grabs readers attention Exposes them to different genres
Exposed to different demographics and may relate to that
Can be used in classroom and media center-especially GT
Help you meet standards
Helps children practice summarization and identifying elements of the story.
Some tend to be commercial like and produced by author or publisher with the intent to sell the book not to entice the person to read the book
If children do book talks-some of them do not like to talk on camera
Book trailers want to persuade you to read the book-book talks want to excite you about books
Some believe it to be a video recording just reading the book-not all used correctly
Not many people can create a book trailer the way it should be made-low budget

5. Tools
Pictures/movies
Story board
Software

6. Software Used to Create Digital Stories
MACs
Iphoto
Imovie
PCs
Photostory
MovieMaker

7. Let’s look at some examples
After Ever After Book Talk
Black Rabbit Summer Book Talk
The Arrival Book Talk
Of Mice and Men Book Trailer
The Natural Book Trailer