What is it?
Novel Effect is an app where read-aloud books come to life. Within the app, I select the book I'm reading to my library class and while I'm reading the app makes sounds and effects according to what I'm reading and the page I'm on. It's easy to connect to a Bluetooth speaker since it's an app on my phone or tablet. Students love the unexpected sounds and effects that it makes throughout the book!
Pros:
- Makes lots of different sounds and effects while reading
- Easy to connect to a speaker
- A lot of books to choose from
- App has categories of books that it recommends
- Fun and interactive way to read a book out-loud
Cons:
- Costs money (my school gets it free through our BOCES)
- May not have a book on there that you want
Overall:
The Novel Effect app is a great way to make reading books out-loud fun and exciting. As a librarian that is a bit shy, it takes some pressure off of me to have to make different voices or sounds while reading. I love that it recommends books based off of popular categories and how it follows the pages I read so that the sounds and effects are relevant to that page. If I stop reading for some reason, it stops until I resume my reading. I love that it does this automatically and doesn't continue on without me. Students have loved this being incorporated into our story time.
I highly recommend the Novel Effect App!
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