Day 2 Fun with True Flix

Brief update on our day two experiences with True Flix...

Just wanted to share a couple of short videos of students using True Flix during one of their Daily 5 Rounds today (Read to Self).  Many of our students chose to use this website today, probably since it was new (and did not cooperate with our network yesterday).  As you can see in each short video, some students are watching the "preview" movie (which provides background knowledge), while others are reading the e-book associated with the topic of choice.  Something already very impressive about each e-book, is the amount of content, the read along voice and highlighting, and the provided vocabulary.  An extra feature we found today was post reading "quizzes."  Pretty fun!

Next week, we will begin using True Flix more regularly in response to our upcoming "L.E.A.P." program.  In class students will choose their own topics, and then respond to that selection using the exit slip you see below.

In the near future, we would like to go digital with this exit slip, by offering it on a Google Form.  This way, students would be able to respond to their True Flix reading selections from their provided netbook, another computer lab, at home, or anywhere with internet access.