Written on May 23, 2008 – 3:04 pm | by mixbookintheclassroom
Recently, a seventh grade class composed a book of metaphors. The book, titled “Figuratively Speaking: The View From the Middle,” is an excellent example of using Mixbook in the classroom. Students came up with imaginative sentences and illustrated their words in drawings. This book demonstrates the ability for a class to compile their hard work into an organized and manageable form. Here at Mixbook, we applaud this amazing book. And without further ado, here it is:
Written on April 14, 2008 – 1:10 pm | by mixbookintheclassroom
While browsing the Education section of Mixbook it is always fascinating to see what students and teachers have created. What is even more intriguing is the different ways educators utilize the site. Here is a list of many different ways to use Mixbook:
Group Projects
Class and School-wide Projects
Yearbooks
Writing Journals
Photography Books
Field Trips/Class Parties
How-to Books
This list is by far not complete, but it does give you an idea of its capabilities. What ideas do you have? Fulfill them at Mixbook.com!
Written on March 31, 2008 – 4:33 pm | by mixbookintheclassroom
While combing through the many great books that have popped up over recent weeks, I found two that I think sum up the broad range of uses Mixbook offers to the educational arena. One is poetry from a third grade class and another is a high school group project on President Harry Truman. The poetry book displays the ability to culminate an entire class’ individual work into one book. It also shows the simplicity the application has since a third grade class was able to create one. The change of pace and fun that it adds to a young class like this is immeasurable. The Truman book is a personal favorite of mine. Not only is it incredibly informative, its downright beautiful. It consists of different colored frames, semi-transparent text boxes for easy reading, consistent backgrounds and color schemes, scanned drawings, internet photos, and the use of gray scale and color. These two strikingly different groups each benefit in ways traditional teaching methods do not allow for. While the teenagers get to take their head out of a textbook and create an informative and artistic book online, the young ones are exposed to the capabilities of the online world.
Written on March 10, 2008 – 1:26 pm | by mixbookintheclassroom
Hi everyone! I wanted to take the time today to share one of the first educational Mixbooks created. An entire 11th grade U.S. History class of 32 students contributed to create a book about World War I. It’s beautifully done and I think you all will love it.
Not only is it aesthetically pleasing, but its chock full of information and examines WWI in great depth. Great job class!
And there you have it: a Mixbook on your EduBlog! By the way, we love to hear about your uses of Mixbook on Edublog. If you ever have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please email feedback@mixbook.com.
In simple terms, Mixbook is an online photobook site. However, what we have come to realize is that our product, through its many layouts, collaboration, ease of use, and tangible end-product, is a great tool for educators from elementary school all the way to college.
Teachers Say
"Any time we give students the opportunity to create products that demonstrate their learning, they are much more motivated to do the hard work of learning. Mixbook helps us with this!" - Jennifer B., High School History Teacher
"[Mixbook] answers a long struggle I have had with students creating engaging reading journals. The ability to add pictures and to "shape" the text seems to motivate students to write."- Beth Ritter-Guth, College English Professor
