What are #BookSnaps?
I was recently introduced to #BookSnaps when I saw Catherine's post on Twitter and how she had her students creating #BookSnaps on the Crusades. Read more about Catherine's use of #BookSnaps here. Brilliant!
Created by Tara Martin, #BookSnaps are a visual analysis of text using Snapchat, Bitmojis, emojis, and more. Many educators on Twitter are using #BookSnaps to share their thoughts after reading books. This is so powerful as it allows educators to connect through what is looking like a virtual book study. Originally used to analyze text from a book, I loved Catherine's use of it on primary and secondary sources in history so my department and I decided to try it ourselves.
Washington's Farewell Address #BookSnaps
We happened to be planning our unit on the early republic when we encountered that fateful #BookSnaps tweet and immediately started trying to figure out how to incorporate it with Washington's Farewell Address. A few members in my department already knew how to use Snapchat so we relied on them to show us how it works. After our brief tutorial, we began creating our lesson. We realized that not all students would have Snapchat on their devices, so we created Google Slides template as an alternative to using Snapchat.
— Stacy Yung (@stacyyung) February 7, 2017
A history spin on #booksnaps - Ss analyze Washington's Farewell Address with @Snapchat #sschat #iusdedtech #irvineusd pic.twitter.com/CQtA5CNmp8
We first taught Washington's Farewell Address before assigning the #BookSnaps activity so our students would have context in analyzing it. When I introduced #BookSnaps to my students and encouraged them to use Snapchat, they stared at me with disbelief for a few seconds. I don't think they ever thought they would be using Snapchat in an academic setting. I admitted to them that I was not familiar with Snapchat so they'd have to show me and I hoped that they would fully use Snapchat's stickers to supplement their analysis of the text. I was able to learn a lot from my students and was amazed with their creativity in their use of emojis and stickers. I ended up receiving a mix of Snapchat and Google Slides submissions and was pleasantly surprised with both results!
Check out my other colleagues' student examples on Twitter - @mrsmasciel, @kimpat3edu, & @msmotala_
After doing this activity, we realized the options are endless on what we can create #BookSnaps for! In teaching history, there are always primary sources that are read and analyzed. This is just one more way of encouraging students to have a conversation with the text they are reading and applying historical analysis skills in a fun and engaging way that students understand. As we create more lessons using #BookSnaps, I'll update this with other examples.
Are you using #BookSnaps in the classroom? I'd love to see more examples of #BookSnaps used in the classroom. Comment below or connect with me on Twitter!
Students evaluate to what extent the U.S. followed Washington's Farewell Address with booksnaps! #irvineusd @BookSnaps #booksnaps pic.twitter.com/F0DVeEBiod— Kim Patrick (@Kimpat3edu) February 8, 2017
Check out my other colleagues' student examples on Twitter - @mrsmasciel, @kimpat3edu, & @msmotala_
What else can I #BookSnap?
After doing this activity, we realized the options are endless on what we can create #BookSnaps for! In teaching history, there are always primary sources that are read and analyzed. This is just one more way of encouraging students to have a conversation with the text they are reading and applying historical analysis skills in a fun and engaging way that students understand. As we create more lessons using #BookSnaps, I'll update this with other examples.
Are you using #BookSnaps in the classroom? I'd love to see more examples of #BookSnaps used in the classroom. Comment below or connect with me on Twitter!
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