THE DIGITAL SALON

Featuring the work of preservice elementary education teachers at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Hook the Readers.

Grow your reading list as you work through the book pages.

Inspire the Writers.

Generate ideas to create your own digital texts.

Explore as Mentor Texts.

Inquire into author's craft and multimodal meaning making.
Add to the Community.

Featured Book Projects

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Page by Hayley Ganslaw

The Hate U Give

Project Purpose Statement:
Research how an element of the justice system or activism from the book occurs in our current society in order to make deeper social justice connections. 
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Page by Carley Varo

Everyday Mutts 

​​Project Purpose Statement:
​Create a comic strip that addresses an issue of animal rights or an environmental issue.
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Page by Alexandra Kelley

Amulet: The Stonekeeper

Project Purpose Statement:
Create an infographic that creatively represents two character profiles using details from the story.
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Page by Gracie Binder

The Book Thief

Project Purpose Statement:
Create a podcast in which you interview a character from the novel. The podcast should portray insight into a character's thoughts or response to events.
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Page by Lauren Tetzke

The Silent Boy

Project Purpose Statement:
​Find a photograph and imagine a possible background story to the image. Craft a digital narrative that tells the story using descriptive and sensory language to capture the mood and describe the events.
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Page by Rachel Wilberg

The Lorax

Project Purpose Statement:
Share questions and opinions in the form of a radio talkshow to decide if character actions were justified.