I was able to use the elmo to make my shared reading lesson more interactive. We read an animal riddle book together as a class. The elmo made it possible for every student to have access to the print. This lesson was important because our goal is to have the children write their own animal riddles in the next week or so. Giving them access to the text really enabled the students to see and hear good examples of riddles. We were also better able to identify the elements of a riddle. I made a chart on which we identified the clues provided in the riddle and our guesses. I was able to model how to fill in this chart with the elmo. It was a very effective lesson. I feel that using the technology really helped to engage the students.