Wednesday, April 30, 2014

ICT Primary Bilingual Teacher Badge

We wanted to thank Dr. García for all her help on this project. It wouldn't have been possible without her guidance and expertise. Not only was the class very useful, we also got to learn about blogging, creating e-stories, sharing our work through various social platforms, working with each other and fostering reading in English. After all this hard work, we have each receive an ICT Primary Bilingual Teacher badge.




Monday, April 28, 2014

What Can I Be?

Introducing  Book ME-Library's newest Storybird book. "What can I be?" is an easy book to read designed for younger kids (ages 6-9). With wonderful pictures provided by the artist "Cat_alogue" this book is meant to educate young readers using different jobs and the simple verb "to be". In this story, a very interesting cat wants to figure out what he wants to beAs always, comments are appreciated. Hope you enjoy!

 What Can I Be?
(Click on the cover or the link above to read this E-book.)

7th Virtual Round Table Web Conference


Book ME-Library wants to say thanks to Dr. María Jesús García San Martín for her invitation to present and take part in the 7th Virtual Round Table Web Conference that was held from the 25th to 27th of April. We were given the opportunity, along with the others in the online teaching community and students from Rey Juan Carlos University to present our semester projects in hopes that the greater community might take notice and advantage of what we have to offer. The Book ME-Library was proud to have Billy Joel Ramos present on its behalf the jist of what our project encompasses and aims to accomplish. Thanks to webtools and web resources like StoryJumper, Storybird, ZooBurst, SoundCloud, Aurasma, and of course Blogger, we were able to create our current library. Our specific portion will be posted here at a later date, when available. In the meantime the entire URJC's portion can be found by clicking on the link provided

We all found the Virtual Round Table Web Conference to be an incredible experience, something completely new to the entire group. The fact that we were able to share our experience from our own homes with others all over the world was amazing. We hope that this is only the first of many such experiences and that sometime maybe even we will be those that other teaches look to headline future events. If you haven't already, take a peek at the rest of our blog and if you have some extra time to read some other really great blogs provided by our classmates, click on their links found on the right-hand side of our blog with other widgets, or by clicking on the links below:

The Virtual Round Table Storified

Still Learning

Introducing the first of Book ME-Library's newest Storybird books. Still Learning is an easy read designed for younger kids (ages 6-9). With wonderful pictures provided by the artist "HedgehogsandCo" this book is meant to educate young readers using repetition, key phrases, and both past and present tenses. In this story, a parent tries to help their children learn how to do things the right way. Read all the silly things they do. As always, comments are appreciated. Hope you enjoy!

Still Learning


(Click on either the book cover or the link above to head straight to the E-book!)

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Shark in the park


Working in a school is great for ICT lovers. We can use so many different tools to get kids to read and to hear each other read. We used soundcloud to store the audio file, then we captioned the soundtrack and finally, we created QR codes for each book.

You can either scan this code or click here to listen to first grader Iván G. read "Shark in the park".
Thank you and please enjoy.


(Cover from Usborne Phonics Stories by Phil Roxbee Cox & Stephen Cartwright)

Hen's pens


Working in a school is great for ICT lovers. We can use so many different tools to get kids to read and to hear each other read. We used soundcloud to store the audio file, then we captioned the soundtrack and finally, we created QR codes for each book.

You can either scan this code or click here to listen to first grader Paula read "Hen's pens".

Thank you!

Always comment, share and enjoy.


(Cover from Usborne Phonics Stories by Phil Roxbee Cox & Stephen Cartwright)

Sunday, April 13, 2014

A Typical Tuesday

Introducing the another of Book ME-Library's Storybird books. A Typical Tuesday is an easy read designed for younger kids (ages 6-9). With wonderful pictures provided by the artist "nidhiart" this book is meant to educate young readers using repetition, key phrases, and both past and present tenses. In this story read about a girl's regular Tuesday. Learn about her cool friends and all the different things she didAs always, please comment. Enjoy!

A Typical Tuesday


(Click on either the book cover or the link above to head straight to the E-book!)

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Ted in a red bed

Working in a school is great for ICT lovers. We can use so many different tools to get kids to read and to hear each other read. We used soundcloud to store the audio file, then we captioned the soundtrack and finally, we created QR codes for each book. 

You can either scan this code or click here to listen to first grader Samuel read "Ted in a red bed".
Thank you and please enjoy.


(Cover from Usborne Phonics Stories by Phil Roxbee Cox & Stephen Cartwright)


The Great Hunt


The Great Hunt is the new story by Book ME-Library.  It's the tale of a unique hunter who tricks animals into coming with him on a boat with wit instead of arrows.  Click on the picture or read it here.

Big Pig on a dig


Working in a school is great for ICT lovers. We can use so many different tools to get kids to read and to hear each other read. We used soundcloud to store the audio file, then we captioned the soundtrack and finally, we created QR codes for each book. 

You can either scan this code or click here to listen to first grader Marcos read "Big Pig on a dig".
Thank you and please enjoy.


(Cover from Usborne Phonics Stories by Phil Roxbee Cox & Stephen Cartwright)


Fat cat on a mat


Working in a school is great for ICT lovers. We can use so many different tools to get kids to read and to hear each other read. We used soundcloud to store the audio file, then we captioned the soundtrack and finally, we created QR codes for each book.

You can either scan this code or click here to hear 1st grader Iván B read the story "Fat cat on a mat".

Thank you and please enjoy.


(Cover from Usborne Phonics Stories by Phil Roxbee Cox & Stephen Cartwright)

Lucy and the Library



This is a story about a girl named Lucy.  It's raining outside and Lucy is bored.  Her grandfather tells her to go to the library.  The library is a magical world full of treasures that can take you anywhere.

Click on the picture above or click here to read the story!

Monday, April 7, 2014

Miss Cloud, The Prettiest One (e-Book)



Read our fully adapted e-story by clicking on the link or cover page above. Writing and reading are key to mastering a language. We wanted to keep fostering the reading process with this story "Miss Cloud, The Prettiest One". This wonderful story was made possible thanks to the combined efforts of the Book ME-Library Four (José Luis, Jacob, Billy, and John). We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

Original story (Doña Nube, 1989) and artwork provided thanks to: María Dolores Pérez-Lucas and Irene Arial.
Greetings and Farewells

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

-Thanks to @jdtearse for the original video.



A Bit Lost - a 3D Pop-Up e-Book

Trying to find new ways to engage and get students' attention, Book ME Library has created this 3D Pop-Up book based on Chris Haughton's original story "A Bit Lost". Enjoy it and please let us know what you think by commenting on it and even sharing it.

Share comment  and thank you.


Behind this cover, is augmented reality by:


You have to download the app Aurasma and scan the image. You have to follow our channel, "Book ME-Library". Please enjoy!

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Blogmaniacos Chapter 3

Thanks ever so much to @Blogmaniacos once for more for answering another set of our questions regarding reading likes.
Here you are their great video answer.