1. READING APP-TITUDE!
KRISTY RILEY, BULLS GAP SCHOOL LIBRARIAN

2. BORED BY TRADITIONAL BOOK REPORTS?
So are your students! I’m going to share three apps
we’ve had fun using in our school library this year.
TELLAGAMI AUDIOBOO iMOVIE

3. TELLAGAMI
TELLAGAMI (SORT OF
LIKE ORIGAMI) IS A FREE
MOBILE APP THAT LETS
YOU CREATE AND SHARE
30-SECOND ANIMATED
VIDEOS, CALLED GAMIS.

4. LET’S MAKE A GAMI!

5. FIRST, LAUNCH THE TELLAGAMI APP ON YOUR IPAD
AND TAP THE CREATE BUTTON.

6. TAP THE CHARACTER BUTTON TO CUSTOMIZE
YOUR AVATAR. QUICKLY CHOOSE THE BODY AND
WARDROBE FEATURES YOU WANT TO USE.

7. TAP THE EMOTION BUTTON TO SELECT AN
EMOTION FOR YOUR AVATAR.

8. TAP THE BACKGROUND BUTTON TO CHANGE YOUR
BACKGROUND. TAP “FREE” UNDER “PACKS” FOR BUILT-
IN OPTIONS. YOU CAN ALSO CREATE YOUR OWN.
TAP THE BACK BUTTON FOR THE NEXT STEP.

9. ADD DIALOGUE. RECORD YOUR VOICE OR TYPE
A MESSAGE FOR YOUR CHARACTER TO SAY.
REMEMBER THE 30 SECOND LIMIT!
RECORDING VOICE:
1. Tap the Record button.
2. Tap a 2nd record
button.
3. Tap Stop when
finished.
4. Tap Preview to hear
your recording.

10. SAVE YOUR GAMI BY TAPPING THE SHARE BUTTON,
THEN THE SAVE BUTTON.
YOUR GAMI WILL BE SAVED TO THE CAMERA ROLL.

11. HOW CAN STUDENTS USE TELLAGAMI
IN MY CLASSROOM?
Explain math
problems/
science
concepts

12. AUDIOBOO
POTENTIAL USES FOR AUDIOBOO:
• RECORD STUDENTS READING BOOKS/ STORIES/
POEMS.
• BOOK REVIEWS
• GUIDED READING
• CHARACTER/SETTING DESCRIPTIONS
• INTERVIEWS
• CONCERTS – RECORD SCHOOL CONCERTS FOR
PARENTS
• ASSESSMENT – STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE THEIR
LEARNING/UNDERSTANDING VIA A BOO.
• PREPARE A BOO FROM A HISTORICAL CHARACTER
• ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
AUDIOBOO IS BOTH AN APP
AND A WEBSITE. USERS CAN
RECORD, UPLOAD AND
PLAYBACK DIGITAL AUDIO
RECORDINGS, WHICH CAN THEN
BE LISTENED TO ON THE
AUDIOBOO WEBSITE, LISTENED
VIA THE APPS, OR EMBEDDED IN
A USER'S OWN WEBSITE.

13. • WE USED THE FREE AUDIOBOO APP TO RECORD BOOK COMMERCIALS ON OUR IPADS.
• WE ADDED A PHOTO TO THEIR “BOO” AND UPLOADED THEM TO OUR LIBRARY
AUDIOBOO PAGE.
• ONCE THEY WERE PUBLISHED, I COULD LOG IN TO OUR AUDIOBOO PAGE ON MY
COMPUTER AND GENERATE A QR CODE.
• I PRINTED THE QR CODE FOR EACH STUDENT’S BOOK COMMERCIAL AND HUNG THEM
IN THE HALL, WHERE THEY COULD BE SCANNED FOR A “BOOKTALK WALK.”
This is a QR code.

14. LET’S MAKE A ‘BOO!

15. LAUNCH THE AUDIOBOO APP AND LOG IN
*I CREATED AN AUDIOBOO ACCOUNT FOR THIS INSERVICE; OPEN A FREE
ACCOUNT FOR YOUR CLASS WHEN YOU ARE READY TO TRY IT ON YOUR OWN.
• TAP LOG IN, THEN TAP SIGN IN
• ENTER TECHSURF AS THE USERNAME
AND PASSWORD
• TAP LOGIN
• TAP THE THREE HORIZONTAL LINES IN
THE TOP LEFT CORNER
• TAP MY POSTS

16. RECORD AUDIO
EVERYONE PLEASE RECORD YOURSELF
SHARING ONE WAY YOU COULD USE AUDIOBOO
IN YOUR CLASSROOM!
• TAP THE RED RECORD BUTTON
• TAP RECORD WHEN YOU’RE READY TO SPEAK
• TAP PAUSE WHEN FINISHED SPEAKING
• YOU CAN TAP THE BLUE PLAY BUTTON TO PREVIEW

17. PUBLISH AUDIO
• TAP THE WORD PUBLISH
• GIVE YOUR ‘BOO A TITLE AND DESCRIPTION
• TAP ADD PHOTO
• TAKE A SELFIE! (TAP THE CAMERA BUTTON TO TURN IT AROUND)
• SELECT THE APPROPRIATE CATEGORY (PROBABLY EDUCATION)
• TAP THE WORD UPLOAD
• IN A FEW SECONDS, YOUR ‘BOO WILL APPEAR UNDER MY POSTS

18. GENERATING A QR CODE
• IF YOU WANT TO EMBED YOUR AUDIOBOO IN A WEBSITE OR GENERATE QR
CODES TO PRINT OUT, LOG IN TO YOUR AUDIOBOO ACCOUNT ON YOUR
COMPUTER.
• GO TO WWW.AUDIOBOO.FM
• CLICK THE AUDIOBOO YOU WANT TO WORK WITH
• CLICK ON QR CODE
• CLICK PRINT
• FOR ADDITIONAL HELP, GO TO HTTPS://AUDIOBOO.ZENDESK.COM/HC/EN-US

19. iMOVIE IF YOU’RE MAKING BOOK TRAILERS, THERE ARE SOME
GREAT WEBSITES TO SHOW STUDENTS EXAMPLES
BEFORE THEY MAKE THEIR OWN:
WWW.SLIMEKIDS.COM
WWW.BOOKTRAILERSFORALL.COM
WWW.SCHOOLTUBE.COM
WWW.TEACHERTUBE.COM
YOU CAN ALSO FIND EXAMPLES OF PROJECT PLANNING
SHEETS AND STORYBOARDS ONLINE, OR JUST CREATE
YOUR OWN BEFORE BEGINNING A PROJECT WITH YOUR
STUDENTS.
THIS APP COSTS $4.99. IT LETS
YOU COMBINE AND EDIT
VIDEOS, AUDIO, AND PHOTOS
TO PRODUCE A MOVIE IN A
FEW QUICK STEPS.
WE USED iMOVIE TO RETELL
STORIES AND CREATE BOOK
TRAILERS.

20. iMOVIE DISCLAIMER!
I KNOW THE BASICS OF USING IMOVIE—JUST ENOUGH TO GET THE
KIDS STARTED! I’VE FOUND THAT IF I CAN TEACH THEM THE BARE
NECESSITIES, THEN HAND THEM THE IPAD, THEY WILL TAKE OFF AND
FIGURE MOST OF IT OUT ON THEIR OWN! WE’VE LEARNED A LOT
TOGETHER IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS!
LET’S GET STARTED ON OUR LAST APP FOR THIS SESSION!

21. LOOKING AT iMOVIE
• LAUNCH THE APP
• TAP THE + SIGN TO BEGIN

22. CHOOSE TO CREATE EITHER A MOVIE OR TRAILER.
TRAILER: Follow a template
to create a Hollywood-style
movie trailer with your
videos and photos.
Let’s start with a movie!

23. MAKING A MOVIE
• CHOOSE THE TYPE OF MOVIE YOU WANT:
• MODERN, BRIGHT, PLAYFUL, NEON, TRAVEL,
SIMPLE, NEWS, OR CNN REPORT
• TAP CREATE MOVIE

24. WHAT AM I LOOKING AT?
This bottom section is the TIMELINE. This area is used
to edit and rearrange clips. You can add titles,
sounds effects, and a soundtrack here.
This white line is the playhead, the point
where new video/photos will be inserted.

25. NEED HELP?
This is what your
iPad looks like
when you tap
the question
mark.
Tap More help
for an extensive
help menu.

26. ADD VIDEO
• Tap Video (top right)
• 2 choices:
• 1. Double-tap a video clip from your
Media Library to add it to your project. It
will now appear in your timeline at the
bottom.
• 2. Tap the camera button to record video.
Preview by tapping the Play button.
Select Use Video or Retake. Once you use
the video you recorded, it will appear in
your timeline. The video is also stored in
your media library.
TIP: Use landscape mode
for photo & video.

27. ADD PHOTOS
• Tap Photos (top right)
• 2 choices, just like video:
• 1. Double-tap a photo in your
camera roll. It will now appear
in your timeline.
• 2. Tap the camera button and
swipe toward Photo to take a
new photo. Tap the Shutter
button to take a photo. Tap Use
Photo to add it to your project,
or Retake to delete this photo
and take a new one.

28. EDIT VIDEO CLIPS AND PHOTOS

29. MORE EDITING INFO

30. ADD AUDIO
*FOR EACH TYPE OF AUDIO, SCROLL THE TIMELINE SO THE PLAYHEAD (WHITE LINE)
APPEARS WHERE YOU WANT TO INSERT THE AUDIO CLIP/RECORDING)
BACKGROUND MUSIC
• TAP AUDIO
• TAP THEME MUSIC
• TAP THE THEME YOU WANT
TO USE, THEN TAP THE
ARROW TO ADD
BACKGROUND MUSIC CLIPS
ARE GREEN IN THE TIMELINE.
SOUND EFFECTS
• TAP AUDIO
• TAP SOUND EFFECTS
• TAP THE EFFECTS YOU WANT
TO USE, THEN TAP THE
ARROW TO ADD
SOUND EFFECTS ARE
BLUE IN THE TIMELINE
RECORD AUDIO
• TAP THE MICROPHONE BUTTON
IN THE LOWER-RIGHT CORNER
• TAP RECORD, WAIT FOR
COUNTDOWN, THEN RECORD
• TAP STOP WHEN FINISHED
• CHOOSE TO CANCEL, RETAKE,
REVIEW, OR ACCEPT THE
RECORDING
RECORDINGS ARE PURPLE
IN THE TIMELINE

31. ADJUSTING/ARRANGING AUDIO CLIPS
• SIMPLY DRAG AND DROP AUDIO CLIPS TO MOVE
THEM TO A DIFFERENT PLACE IN YOUR PROJECT
• TAP AN AUDIO CLIP IN THE TIMELINE AND WHEN
THE YELLOW HANDLES APPEAR, YOU CAN DRAG
THE HANDLES TO TRIM THE AUDIO CLIP
• TO ADJUST VOLUME, TAP THE AUDIO CLIP, THEN
SLIDE THE VOLUME CONTROL ON THE BOTTOM
OF THE SCREEN TO THE DESIRED LEVEL.

32. ADDING TITLES TO VIDEO CLIPS OR PHOTOS
• TAP A VIDEO CLIP/PHOTO IN TIMELINE
• TAP TITLE (BOTTOM RIGHT)
• CHOOSE WHERE THE TITLE WILL APPEAR
ONSCREEN: TAP OPENING, MIDDLE, OR
CLOSING
• TYPE YOUR TITLE TEXT
• TAP DONE ON THE KEYBOARD
• TAP THE TITLE BUTTON
TO CHANGE THE TITLE STYLE

33. PROJECT SETTINGS
BUTTON
TO CHANGE THE THEME, ADD
THEME MUSIC, AND/OR HAVE
YOUR MOVIE FADE IN FROM A
BLACK SCREEN AT THE BEGINNING
AND FADE OUT TO A BLACK
SCREEN AT THE END, TAP THE
PROJECT SETTINGS BUTTON
(BOTTOM RIGHT)

34. SAVING YOUR VIDEO TO THE CAMERA ROLL
• TAP THE BACK BUTTON < IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER TO GET TO YOUR PROJECT DETAILS SCREEN
• NAME YOUR PROJECT (TAP TO GIVE IT A NEW TITLE)
• TAP THE SHARE BUTTON (SQUARE BUTTON WITH ARROW), THEN TAP SAVE VIDEO
• TAP THE SIZE YOU WANT TO EXPORT (I USUALLY USE MEDIUM)
• WHEN THE EXPORT IS COMPLETE, THE FINISHED MOVIE APPEARS IN YOUR CAMERA ROLL
• CONNECT THE IPAD TO YOUR COMPUTER TO IMPORT THE MOVIE FILE

35. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ? ? ?
• THIS POWERPOINT CAN BE
FOUND ON MY SCHOOL
LIBRARY WEBSITE IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO REFER BACK
TO ANYTHING
• HTTP://BGS.HCK12.NET/
THEN CLICK LIBRARY AND
PRESENTATIONS
• THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PATIENCE!