Book Track Classroom

I’ve just found a cool app for teachers and students! It is called Book Track Classroom. It allows students to read stories but also upload/type/paste stories, poems, etc. Work can be published privately and/or publicly on the web. This Google app is a great way to encourage students to write and read! Just what we’re supposed to be doing in all of our classes. The site offers tons of books to read – books have music background so students are encouraged to read and listen with headphones. Students can adjust the reading speed. The great part about the site is uploading your own material. After you load your written work, you can choose various music to add to the background – scary music for a horror story, ocean music for a soothing poem – you get the idea. Lastly, students create a book cover – or upload one of many provided on the app – and then publish. As a teacher, student work goes into folders similar to classroom google (which I LOVE). Easy to manage! Stories can easily be shared on Google Drive, too. Take a minute and check it out – the app is very user friendly – you’ll be publishing your written work in no time at all!  This app is also available for droid and apple users, so you can read anytime, anywhere.