StoryTubes and You:Online Kids’ Booktalks @ Your

Library

Or, “Recipes for the Digital Shelf”

What is StoryTubes?•An annual contest.•An opportunity for students to promote favorite books in two-minute videos.•Open to English-speaking kids and teens everywhere.•Individual entries and group entries are welcome.•Online voting for video entries encourages participation and excitement.

Why do we do StoryTubes?“…We need to change this notion that reading is a chore.” ----James Patterson

Kids & Reading• A majority of kids say they like to read books for fun

and that reading books for fun is important.

• Most kids perceive a correlation between reading and success.

Kids & Reading• Reading frequency declines after age eight and is

stronger among girls than boys.

• Trouble finding books they like is a key reason kids say they do not read more frequently.

Technology & Reading

• Kids believe that technology will complement — not replace — book reading.

• After age eight, more children go online daily than read for fun daily; however, high frequency Internet users are still more likely than lower frequency users to

read books for fun every day.

Nearly two in three online tweens and teens (age 9-17) have extended the reading experience via the Internet. These kids are more likely to value and enjoy reading, read more frequently, and agree with the statement: “No matter what I can do online, I’ll always want to read books printed on paper.”

2008 Kids & FamilyReading Report™

Across the Pond

Kids & StoryTubes

One School’s Experience:Spring Brook Elementary

Spring Brook Headlines

                                                                                               

Cameras and Equipment

• Camcorder

• Digital Camera

• Webcam

• Cell/Mobile Phone Camera

Editing Tools

• Video: – Windows Movie Maker (Windows XP)

– Windows Live Movie Maker (Windows 7 – not pre-loaded)

– iMovie (Macintosh)

• Images: Paint.NET (Windows)

• Audio: Audacity (Windows)

Uploading StoryTubes VideosTwo Basic Steps:

1. Create a YouTube or TeacherTube Account

2. Upload the Video

Create a YouTube Account – Step One

Click on the Create Account link.

Create a YouTube Account – Step Two

Create a YouTube Account – Step Three

Create a YouTube Account – Step Four

Activate your account and log in.

Upload Video – Step One

Click on the Upload Link!

Now for the upload step…

Click on the Upload video button!

Upload Video – Step Two

Select the video file .

Upload Video – Step Three

Review and update the video information.

Note:• Entries can’t be “private”.• Descriptions and tags are

nice but not necessary.

Upload Video –

Step Four

Upload Video – Step Five

Click on the Edit button to see allvideo information and options.

Note:• Entry videos must allow embedding by external sites (e.g., storytubes.info).• They can’t be “private”.• Descriptions and tags are nice but not necessary.

Upload Video – Step Six

Next Step…

…enter StoryTubes!

Join the Fun in 2012!January 2012 – Ramp Up to the Contest

February 2012 – Entries Accepted

March 2012 – Entries Reviewed & Judges’ Choices Awarded

April 2012 – Runner Up Voting Rounds