From Refugees to Voting Rights, Books to Inspire a Just, Inclusive Society Information gathered by the Southern Poverty Law Center indicates that hate incidents and other forms of oppression have risen as a direct result of the 2016 campaign and election, as have anxiety and fear among students and teachers from marginalized groups. The Bank Street College of Education’s mission states, “we seek to strengthen not only individuals, but the community as well, including family, school, and the larger society in which adults and children, in all their diversity, interact and learn.” The Bank Street Credo, authored by our founder Lucy Sprague Mitchell nearly a century ago, talks about developing “flexibility when confronted with change and [the] ability to relinquish patterns that no longer fit the present” and “gentleness combined with justice in passing judgments on other human beings” in children and adults alike. We find ourselves asking: what are the special responsibilities of educators and librarians in the year 2017? Immigrants/Immigration I’m New Here Hidden
How to Make a Book Trailer: 3 Free Apps for Creating an Impressive Video As any author can tell you, promoting your book is a challenge. In addition to standard marketing techniques, you must find new and innovative ways to engage with your readers. One way to do that is to create an animated book trailer. But not many people know how to make a book trailer. To start, you’ll want some photos for your trailer; typically, these would be of you, your book cover, and your interior art. If you’re a Windows user, you can download Photo Story or Movie Maker from Microsoft. Several newer apps combine trailer creation and hosting, including Animoto, Prezi, and PhotoShow. Animoto The Lite version of Animoto is free and enables you to create 30-second animated trailers. Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. Step 4. If you want to add to your trailer, you can also pay for additional options like a longer video, more animation choices and more customization of your animation. Prezi The Public version of Prezi is free. Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. Step 4. Step 5. PhotoShow Step 1. Step 2.
Watch. Connect. Read. 21st Century Book Talks & Trailers Welcome to ThingLink! This quick tutorial will show you how to create wonderfully engaging experiences with ThingLink. Create Simply click the Create button and select the type of project you want to create. Upload Select a file from your device to be your base image or video. Edit Watch this short video to learn about tag types, basic customization options and the simple publishing process - a perfect intro to editing your thinglinks! Share When you’re ready to share your thinglink, click the blue Share button in the top right corner of the page. Track Statistics help you understand how many people have seen your content, and what part was most engaging. 21st Century Book Talks & Trailers hneltner 8 years ago 19531 views Do you want to create similar content? Start now Learn more Inspiration from ThingLink users Explore more The Journey to Mt. Rita Niblack Atoms Carrie The Who's Who of Sing Virgin Media Step by step at Marcoule Advent im Weinviertel Niederösterreich-Werbung GmbH Sub Sahara Africa Maureen Nolan
Book club urges NYC to vote on book for all to read at same time It's a book club Big Apple style. Celebrities and city leaders joined forces Wednesday to launch “One Book, One New York,” a citywide initiative that will bring book lovers across the five boroughs together to read the same book at the same time. The program will feature five celebrity advocates — Bebe Neuwirth , William H. Macy, Giancarlo Esposito, Larry Wilmore and Danielle Brooks — each urging New Yorkers to vote for their choice. The "One Book, One New York" initiative provides the perfect opportunity to bring city residents from all five boroughs together through reading,” said Mayor de Blasio. New book on reasons to trust Trump made of blank pages The nominated books, each of which has a connection to the New York City area, are: “Americanah” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates, “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” by Junot Díaz, “The Sellout” by Paul Beatty and “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” by Betty Smith. Sign up for BREAKING NEWS Emails Tags:
News - William Paterson University ‘Watched’ recognized for addressing diversity in a meaningful way Marina Budhos The latest young adult book written by William Paterson University English Professor Marina Budhos, “Watched,” has been named a Walter Dean Myers Honor Book for 2017. The prize is administered by the organization “We Need Diverse Books,” recognizing outstanding children’s literature that addresses diversity in a meaningful way. “Watched” takes on the topic of Muslim surveillance in New York City through the eyes of fictitious character Naeem, a teenage boy who agrees to be a paid informant for the NYPD’s controversial Muslim spying operation in exchange for a clean record. “My hope is to tell the human story behind the headlines; the complicated choices and pressures teenagers face – especially Muslim teenagers – when their world is so riven and made precarious by violence, extremism, intolerance and mistrust,” Budhos says. “It’s incredibly thrilling to receive this honor.
Del booktrailer a la app de una historia De un tiempo a esta parte, el booktrailer se ha convertido en una fórmula muy común para promocionar un lanzamiento editorial. Estos vídeos cortos, similares a los trailers cinematográficos, ponen de relieve los aspectos más atractivos de una obra a través de imágenes y sonido, con el objetivo de captar la atención del lector e invitarlo a la lectura; y muchas editoriales (también los autores independientes) se han animado a crear un booktrailer de sus títulos. En esta línea, una fórmula que puede ser de interés en el sector editorial es el desarrollo de apps promocionales. La aplicación incorpora información sobre el film (sinopsis, trailer) y sus protagonistas, así como diferentes juegos, pasatiempos, experimentos caseros…, y su lanzamiento tuvo lugar unos días antes del de la película con el objetivo de generar expectación entre el público.
5 Free Tools for Creating Book Trailer Videos The traditional book report that asks students to critique the books that they read is a staple of many classrooms. If you would like to add a new element to book reports try having students add visual and audio components to book reports by having students create book trailers. Book trailers are short videos designed to spark a viewer's interest in a book. Animoto makes it possible to quickly create a video using still images, music, video clips, and text. Stupeflix is a service that allows user to quickly and easily create video montages using their favorite images and audio clips. Shwup is a service similar to Animoto and Stupeflix for creating videos based on your images and audio files. Flixtime is a video creation service that is quite similar to Animoto and Stupeflix. Masher is a free tool for creating video mash-ups.
5 Free Tools for Creating Book Trailer Videos The traditional book report that asks students to critique the books that they read is a staple of many classrooms. If you would like to add a new element to book reports try having students add visual and audio components to book reports by having students create book trailers. Book trailers are short videos designed to spark a viewer's interest in a book. Animoto makes it possible to quickly create a video using still images, music, video clips, and text. Stupeflix is a service that allows user to quickly and easily create video montages using their favorite images and audio clips. Shwup is a service similar to Animoto and Stupeflix for creating videos based on your images and audio files. Flixtime is a video creation service that is quite similar to Animoto and Stupeflix. Masher is a free tool for creating video mash-ups.