Daily 5 Audio QR Book Reviews

I crawled out from under a rock about 4 months ago and discovered Daily 5.

I am still figuring it all out and am looking forward to attending the OC conference in August 2015. In the meantime, I have been experimenting with Daily 5 choices.

One choice the students enjoy in particular while they "Work on Writing" is the 
Audio QR Book Review.

Our school utilizes the Accelerated Reading Program.  All of our students have differentiated goals based on their reading ability.  To start off this activity, I ask students to select a book they have tested on AR with 80%-100% accuracy. 

Using their book of choice, which is a major component advocated by the "2 Sisters," the students complete a Book Review using a template.  
Mine is available for purchase on TPT here, but you may want to create one that meets the specific needs of your reading program.

Afterwards, I ask students to read their completed book review to a classmate who in return offers suggestions and constructive criticism. Students make changes accordingly.

Then students access the Audio QR Generator.  Currently I am using Vacaroo.

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First, the students record their Book Review by selecting "Click to Start."
When finished select "Click to Stop."
Students can "Listen" and "Retry" if modifications are needed. This is an excellent way for students to self assess their fluency.

Once students are pleased with their recording, they then select:

Then Vacaroo will prompt the student to select a way to share their recording.  The students should select QR Code in the bottom right hand corner.

From there, the website will generate a QR code. 

Print the QR code.

Our librarian has agreed to allow our students to put the QR code in the corresponding library books.  

Students can then scan the QR codes when selecting the book in the library.

This has proven to be a very successful way for students to self reflect, work on writing, practice reading fluency and utilize technology during Daily 5!