ARCHIVED - TumbleBook Cloud Jr.
Effective January 23, 2023, TumbleBookCloud Junior resources will be combined into TumbleBookLibrary and TeenBookCloud. This change will result in a loss of 128 audiobooks. The books previously in TBC JR will remain but the location of the content may change. This will impact direct links in curriculum lessons and resources. Curriculum offices are working to update links for upcoming units. Contact the content-specific office if a broken link is missed in the process. A complete list of direct links is available on the TumbleBook Library List Jan 2023.
Overview
TumbleBook Cloud Jr. is an online collection of eBooks and read-along chapter books, non-fiction books, graphic novels, educational videos, and audio books! This database is a great option for adventurous young readers who wish to read beyond the picture book collection in the TumbleBook Library. Reading chapter books online has never been easier. TumbleBookCloud Jr. is simple to use and can be used on any computer or mobile device thanks to Cloud Computing.
Target Audience: Grades 3-6
Content Connections: Reading/ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, Technology
Access: Username and password information for BCPS staff and students can be found on the BCPS Digital Content Access Page.
Learning How
Tutorials & Guides
Not currently available.
Educator Resources
TumbleBook Cloud Jr. titles include links to Lesson Plans and professional Book Reviews.
Social Media: TumbleBooks Facebook page | TumbleBooks on Twitter
3. Knowledge Constructor- Students crutucally curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make meaningful learning experiences for themselvess and others.
Features & Learning Supports
Resource Types:
eBooks: Early Readers, Chapter Books, Advanced Readers, Children's Classics, Poetry
Read-Alongs: Early Readers, Chapter Books, Advanced Readers, Children's Classics, Poetry. Read-Along format combines the flexibility of an ebook with full-length professional narration and sentence-by-sentence highlighting so kids can follow along.
Videos: History, Science, Social Studies, Animals & Nature, Geography, Space & Technology, Earth Science, Arts & Literature
Audio Books: Pre-Teen, Children's Classics
Graphic Novels: Pre-Teen, Kids' Comics
Nonfiction: Biography
See a complete list of over 500 titles in the collection.
Readers have the freedom to adjust the text size, line width and spacing, font style and color, and background color of eBooks. This level of customization adds increases accessibility for all readers.
Readers can interact with the text by highlighting and adding notes to eBooks.
Quiz provides a fun, flash-animated multiple choice quiz that each student can take right online after reading a book in order to test reading comprehension.
Lexiles/Reading Levels:
Search drop-down menu allows users to search for content by Reading Level (Lexile or Grade Level)
Use this Reading Level Correlations chart to match Lexile to grade level.