Butler, Deirdre, Leahy, Margaret and McCormack, Ciarán
(2010)
Redefining book reviews for the digital age.
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 10
(1).
pp. 80-99.
ISSN 1528-5804
This paper describes the results of a pilot study conducted in Ireland to examine the effectiveness of an online book review project. The project focused on the
production of book reviews by primary school children in the form of digital video. The videos created were uploaded to a password protected website, which was available to the schools involved in the project. A total of six primary schools took part in the project, and children from infant level (4/5 years) up to sixth class (11/12 years) across the schools completed book reviews. The project was carried out over a 6-month period, and almost 100 book reviews were uploaded to the website. The primary aim of this study was to ascertain if and how the
concept of online book reviews might be used in Irish classrooms.