![]() ![]() GOOGLE DOCS – For books that are mostly text, Google Docs is a simple place to write and output in PDF format for sharing and printing. Add text, props, room scenes, characters, your own photos and voices. STORYJUMPER – What a delightfully fun and easy to use tool. Educator accounts include classroom organization options. For a small fee, you can download work in PDF format for printing. Write storybooks that are viewable online, long form books and poetry. ![]() ![]() STORYBIRD – Use the wonderful artwork available in Storybird as story starters. BookCreator Education Page with webinar and resources.Class Tech Tips: 6 Ways to Use Book Creator in Science Classrooms.Using Book Creator for the Web in the Elementary Classroom.Book Creator Blog – And of course there are also tons of great ideas on the Book Creator blog.Class Tech Tips – Monica Burns has lots of great ideas and tips for using Book Creator with students of all ages, including a free ebook on using Book Creator in formative assessment.And there is a bulk discount for educational use. There is a free version to test out, the full version is $4.99 on iOS. There’s even a “read to me” option that will read text back to you. Content created in other apps can be added directly into a Book Creator project. See this article on the top apps to use in conjunction with Book Creator.įinished books can be exported in a variety of formats for sharing. Creating a new book is as simple as selecting from a set of standard layouts, then adding text, photos, shapes, audio and more. Currently available as an app for iOS, Android and the Chrome browser. SELECTED TOOLSīOOK CREATOR – (iOS, Chrome Browser) Book Creator is one of the most popular book creation tools in the education world. She provides lots of project ideas and a video on using PowerPoint to create ebooks. Student-Made E-Books: A Beautiful Way to Demonstrate Learning – Do read this great blog post (or listen to the podcast episode) from Jennifer Gonzalez. Annoying! But Calibre to the rescue, this free software will convert EPUB to MOBI for your Kindle. (Note that Kindle doesn’t support EPUB format. And with an EPUB file the font size can easily be changed by the reader, making it more usable on mobile devices. An EPUB can be opened in most eReader apps. Some tools also have an option to create an EPUB file. Though they can be unwieldy on small screens. PDFs are easily shared and can be viewed on virtually all devices. This is the simplest approach for student work. Most apps have an option to create a PDF file that can be downloaded, shared and printed. Think of all the great OER material that you can draw on to create customized “lesson books” (that sounds less daunting than a “textbook ,” right?). They present opportunities for students to stretch their reading and writing skills, whether it’s as a long-form story, poetry, writing up a science experiment, creating a class news magazine, reflecting on their learning at the end of study unit or illustrating and writing a comic strip.Įducators can use these tools to create their own ebooks as well. With digital book creation apps, students can create products that combine writing, illustration, photography, media and more. * Remember you don’t have to explore everything in this lesson. Using student created ebooks to enhance learning. ![]()
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