In Our Class with Zoo Burst

26 July 2011
I came across a new site a few days ago that I wanted to explore a little further - Zoo Burst.  You can use Zoo Burst to create interactive pop-up books.  I thought this would be a great tool to use on the SMARTboard.  I signed up for a free teacher account, and it looks like teachers can create accounts for their students, too.  They do have a premium account (not free), but the standard account lets you create books that are 10 pages long.    Last night I came up with a neat idea about how I would use Zoo Burst.

I've seen some great posters about "In Our Class" floating around the blogs and pinterest.  Oh' Boy Fourth Grade has a fantastic one!!!  I thought I'd take that idea and create a pop-up book to show the students on the first day of school.  Now, this book is still a work in progress, but I wanted to share this site with you.  Click on the exclamation marks above the "characters" to read more on each page.



I think my students will have a lot of fun writing narratives with this site.  I did this one pretty quickly, so with a little extra work and effort, the students should be able to create something excellent.  Finished stories could be embedded on a classroom blog or website to share with parents.  How fun is that!?!

http://www.zooburst.com/

2 comments

  1. Too cute! I have seen this site before. I like the way you used it. Great idea. Maybe I'll try to make something for those first days.... Thanks for sharing!

    Jennifer
    Lifelong Learning

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  2. Clever...we do some of Ron Clark's Essential 55-It would be cute to do it this way!
    Thanks for sharing!
    Mandy
    firstgradetothecore

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