Illinois Library Association Conference
September 30, 2010
Program PowerPoint Presentation
The Five “Ws” of StoryTubes
What is StoryTubes? The 2-minute or less "my favorite book" video project is a unique opportunity for kids to promote their favorite books via short videos…and for kids to learn about new titles by watching them. While the program does include a contest component, with prizes donated by national publishers and others, the goal of the program is to harness kids’ excitement for books and share it on the Internet.
Why should I bother? Around age eight, kids read less and use technology more. This program uses kids’ interest in technology and the Internet to promote reading. Learn how research supports the StoryTubes goal by reading the 2008 Kids and Family Reading Report at http://www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/news/readingreport.htm
Who can participate? Kids and teens (grades K-12) who are residents of the United States or its territories or of Nova Scotia, Canada or children of U.S. military personnel stationed abroad may enter. Students may enter through an organization (i.e., a school or library) or on their own.
Where can I find more information, including how to upload videos and what type of cameras to use? More information is included in the PowerPoint presentation used in a program for the Illinois Library Association Conference in 2010 as well as in the How Do I...? section of this StoryTubes website.
Illinois Library Association Conference
September 30, 2010
Program PowerPoint Presentation
What is StoryTubes? The 2-minute or less "my favorite book" video project is a unique opportunity for kids to promote their favorite books via short videos…and for kids to learn about new titles by watching them. While the program does include a contest component, with prizes donated by national publishers and others, the goal of the program is to harness kids’ excitement for books and share it on the Internet.
Why should I bother? Around age eight, kids read less and use technology more. This program uses kids’ interest in technology and the Internet to promote reading. Learn how research supports the StoryTubes goal by reading the 2008 Kids and Family Reading Report at http://www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/news/readingreport.htm
Who can participate? Kids and teens (grades K-12) who are residents of the United States or its territories or of Nova Scotia, Canada or children of U.S. military personnel stationed abroad may enter. Students may enter through an organization (i.e., a school or library) or on their own.
Where can I find more information, including how to upload videos and what type of cameras to use? More information is included in the PowerPoint presentation used in a program for the Illinois Library Association Conference in 2010 as well as in the How Do I...? section of this StoryTubes website.
When does the contest run? The entry period for the 2011 contest is expected to be in February.
For more information, please contact one of the following people at Gail Borden Public Library:
Faith Brautigam, Director of Youth Services at fbrautigam@gailborden.info
Betsy O’Connell, Director of Information Technology at boconnell@gailborden.info
Denise Raleigh, Director of Marketing, Development and Communications at draleigh@gailborden.info
Or, you may contact one of our partners in the 2010 contest:
Kelly Farrow, Librarian at Fairmount School in Downers Grove at kfarrow@dg58.org
Natalie Hoyle, Librarian at Spring Brook Elementary in Naperville at natalie_hoyle@ipsd.org
Sara Buresh, Teacher at Spring Brook Elementary in Naperville at sara_buresh@ipsd.org