Visible Thinking with Book Snaps

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Technology allows endless opportunities to enhance learning and demonstrate understanding. This session explores ways students can connect text to visual thinking. Book snaps shows learning and understanding using digital/visual representation.

The examples below showcase some of my first opportunities to share book snaps with teachers and students. Seesaw and Google Draw are both great tools for book snap activities and connecting students to text.

Please check out Tara Martin's blog for more helpful tips for Book Snaps


Google Draw Example (Cliff Hanger) Created in Google Draw and shared via Google Classroom	Google Draw Example (Cliff Hanger) Created in Google Draw and shared via Google Classroom	Google Draw Example (Cliff Hanger) Created in Google Draw and shared via Google Classroom

Google Draw Example (Cliff Hanger)

Created in Google Draw and shared via Google Classroom

Google Draw Example (Cliff Hanger)

Created in Google Draw and shared via Google Classroom

Google Draw Example (Cliff Hanger)

Created in Google Draw and shared via Google Classroom


Identifying Setting (Cliff Hanger)	Identifying Problem (Cliff Hanger)	Supporting Evidence (Cliff Hanger)

Identifying Setting (Cliff Hanger)

Identifying Problem (Cliff Hanger)

Supporting Evidence (Cliff Hanger)


Problem (Easter Bunny's Assistant) Identifying problem	Solution (Easter Bunny's Assistant) Identifying solution	Prediction (Easter Bunny's Assistant) Making a prediction

Problem (Easter Bunny's Assistant)

Identifying problem

Solution (Easter Bunny's Assistant)

Identifying solution

Prediction (Easter Bunny's Assistant)

Making a prediction


Identifying emotion (Peter's Chair) Use an emoji to identify how Peter feels at the beginning of the story.	Quotation Marks (Peter's Chair) Underline what Peter's mother says to Peter.	Identify emotion change (Peter's Chair) Use an emoji to show how Peter is feeling now.