Fifth Graders Create Vocabulary Books with Haiku Deck

As part of their social studies unit on civilizations, the Lakeview fifth graders are creating vocabulary books using Haiku Deck, a free presentation application for PCs and iPads. The tool’s interface allows students to select themes, backgrounds and add text in various fonts. The tool provides access to a wide selection of photographs or original photos can be uploaded from the iPad camera roll or from Facebook, Flickr, Instagram or Picasa. Finished presentations can be published and shared via Facebook, Twitter or email. The fifth graders are using Haiku Deck to create vocabulary books of terms related to civilizations.