1. Using Technology to Entice Readers
Winning readers over is easier than you think with today’s tools
Joy Millam
Teacher Librarian /District Library Coordinator

2. Overview Enticing readers- the challenge
Solutions range from the low-tech booktalks with books to book trailers
Latest trends
Online blogging
Online teen book clubs
Public Service Ads
New books, Playaways, If you liked…You’d like
Student reviews

3. Booktalks- Digital and Low-Tech
Booktalks –most effective
Low-Tech or High Tech each has a place
Podcasts (Audacity) – audio only
MovieMaker projects

4. Online Book Trailers Book Trailers are like commercials
Essentially a higher tech booktalk
Example: Wake
Different types
Slide type with written descriptions
Film type- more like a movie trailer with words/action
Software (so many different types)
MovieMaker
iMovie (Mac users)

5. Download Book Trailers
Numerous methods
Incredibly simple
Using Firefox, there is a direct plug-in that makes it nearly seamless
You will need to also download a flvplayer

6. Zamzar in 5 steps Step 1: Get URL Step 2: Choose format (I use wmv)
Step 3: Enter
Step 4: Click Convert
Step 5: Go to your
Note: it may take an hour for it to appear in your

7. Make a Booktrailer/Digital Booktalk
Keep it simple
Choose a book you’ve read
It should have an impactful cover or premise
Choose images that will enhance your presentation use a copyright free side
Text is hard to read over images- choose carefully

8. Copyright Free Sites Images http://creativecommons.org Music
Compilation of copyright free sites (courtesy of Springfield Township High School Library)
Remember to ALWAYS cite your source of images & music

9. How-to Create a Book Trailer
Step 1- Outline Book trailer
Plan out wording, image needs, and tone
Step 2- Choose images (copyright free)

10. How-to Create a Book Trailer (2)
Step 3- Create slides with images and text
Be careful to choose text colors that will show up against the images or use colored text boxes to avoid visual issues
Step 4- Choose copyright free music

11. Transfer to MovieMaker
Click Import Media
Select the slides and music files
Drag and drop into place
Drag music first
Drag images onto top row
Save as mp3

12. Colleagues of Note & Their Links
Naomi Bates, Northwest High School in Justin, Texas
Margaret Shaffer, Easton High School, MD (great list of links)
June Kuenn, Corning East High School, Corning, New York
(online book club)
Kit Parker, Les Bois Jr. High School, Boise, Idaho
Has a Playaway trailer (I will post it on my wiki)