Virtual Experiences: Author Visits, Booktalks and More

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Virtual Experiences Author Visits, Booktalks
and More

• Terri Fields
• Jean Kilker
• Kerrlita Westrick, Contributor

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Virtual Author Visits Set Up

• VoIP
• Voice over internet protocol
• SKYPE
• Google Talk
• Sightspeed
• Oovoo

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SKYPE

• http//skype.com/

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Plus and Minus

• Personal author visit with no travel expenses
• Students love it
• Easy to do
• Works best with a small group
• Good sound
• Pass a mic to each speaker
• Many authors do not charge
• Project onto smartboard or large screen for a
  better view

• Large projection had lines through the picture
• Lags in transmission speed voice waver and
  choppy movement
• Dropped calls
• Saves you can IM (live chat) each other to
  trouble shoot
• Only one pair of transmitters for free
• Conferences for a fee
• The session cant be saved unless you film at
  your site

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Help with SKYPE

• Skype in School
• Skype Videoconferencing
• School Library Media Network Communications

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Presenting Terri Fields on virtual experiences
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Author Visits

• Person to Person
• Recorded
• Publisher promotions
• Blogs
• Twitter
• Podcasts
• Facebook

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Finding Authors to Visit

• Virtual Author Visits
• School Library Journal
• Scholastic
• http//www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/books/videos_a
  ll.asp
• http//www.scholastic.com/librarians/ab/booktalks.
  htm
• click on any title with a camera icon
• Contact an author by email through their website
  and ask!

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Using Prepared Video

• Love,Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vtMoXMhql0L0feature
  related
• Runner by Carl Deuker
• http//www.members.authorsguild.net/carldeuker/run
  ner_48450.htm

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Electronic Book PromotionsYour Students Can
Create

• Student Book Talks video
• Student made trailers
• iMovie how to
• SuperFudge
• School Library Pages
• YouTube
• Book Trailers
• Animoto.com
• Podcasts
• Just so Stories grade 3-4
• Black Lagoon grade 2
• Student Discussion Boards
• Blogs
• Wikis

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More Tools

• Book help for the disabled
• BookShare
• Read Alouds on the net
• Candlelight Stories
• Storyline Online
• Tall Tales
• Readalouds

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Terri Fields Author For Children and
Teens http//terrifields.com authorterrifields_at_yah
oo.com
Jean Kilker Teacher-Librarian Maryvale High
School jkilker_at_phxhs.k12.az.us http//199.104.212.
139/maryvale/mhsweb.htm