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Book Creator Hi everyone and welcome to our first session on the Book Creator app.

Sumeet Ghtaura Provincial Teacher Sghtaura@setbc.org Introductions Sumeet Ghtaura Provincial Teacher Sghtaura@setbc.org I just wanted to introduce myself before we get started. My name is Sumeet, and I am a provincial teacher here at SET BC. I am very excited to work with you and hopefully helping you to get comfortable and integrate some of these apps into your classroom. That there is my email if you need to contact me with questions or anything at all. If you have any questions or something to share during the session, please type them into the chat pod.

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Agenda What is Book Creator? How to create a book, and what tools and features are available? Integration Ideas Training and resources Today we will be touching on what book creator is, go in depth on how to use this app, cover all the features, , as well as have time to use the tools. I will also be providing you with resources and links to further your knowledge or for later review.

Learning Objectives Gain a basic understanding of the Book Creator App Gain knowledge on how Book Creator can be used to support diversity in the classroom We have 2 learning objectives for today: 1. Gain a basic understanding of the Book Creator App and to Gain knowledge on how Book Creator can be used to support students in the classroom As I go through this app, I want you to think of ideas on what supports your own students may use and how you may integrate this into your classroom. We will share ideas towards the end

What is Book Creator? Digital book Open-ended Screenshot from: So, what is book creator? Simply put it is a digital book, or an e-book. Book Creator is open-ended, and can be used in any subject area. It makes the most of the iPad as a multimedia tool, and presents teachers and students with a blank canvas to create. Book Creator is a great tool to support inclusion as it can benefit students who need a very simple and intuitive, yet powerful tool for creating digital books and those who may need to use the writing supports built into the iPad or express their learning verbally. Screenshot from: http://bookcreator.com/education/

Features Customize your page Add text Add photos and images from: iPad photo library iPad’s Camera Web Some features of book creator include customizing the background color of your page, being able to add text, and then being able to customize the font, color, background. You can also add photos and images, using your photo library, your camera or ones from the web. Many students love the camera feature, and are able to create books about themselves, their family, a field trip, or pictures from an experiment. Screenshots from http://bookcreator.com/ipad/

Features cont. Add video and music, and even record your voice Use the pen tool to draw and annotate your book Choose from portrait, landscape or square book sizes You can also add video, add soundtracks, and also record your voice. This I have seen a lot of ELL students do, or students who have trouble with writing or spelling, or students who want to explain a presentation, but have it pre-recorded. One school even used their finished books to be used as interactive descriptions to explain their project at a science fair. Being able to add video to the page is a great feature. Students can add videos of them demonstrating a presentation, doing an experiment, teaching a tutorial, and the list goes on and on. You can use the pen feature to draw, write or annotate, and also be able to choose the layout of your books. There are also some shapes like arrows which students have used to label or to make timelines. Thinking and talking bubbles are also there for use as well. I’ve seen these used for making stories and comics, or how students can show their own thinking when doing a lesson on inferences or when creating comics. There are so many possibilities. Screenshots from http://bookcreator.com/ipad/

How to share your book Export it into iBooks (most popular), PDF, or Video Send your book by email AirDrop to iPhone, iPad or Macbook Use a cloud service such as Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud Drive Some ways to share the books are to Send your book by email, Export it into iBooks (most popular), PDF, or Video, AirDrop to iPhone, iPad or Macbook, or Use a cloud service such as Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud Drive There are other ways to export your book, but these are what I found teachers to use mostly in their classroom. Depending on if there are videos, or sound, you may choose ibooks over a pdf. Screenshots from http://bookcreator.com/ipad/

Essentials Create a new book Add pages Save/export your book These steps are the essentials everyone would need to know. These include creating a new book, adding pages, and exporting your book. On the free version, you can only create one book at a time. So to create a new book, you would need to first save your book, and then clear the contents of that book.

Student-based Options Customize your page Add and customize text Add visuals to your page Add voice notes Based on your students’ needs and supports, you may choose to have them express their learning using only voice notes, or text, or visuals. But these features are all available. I will demonstrate how to create a book very quickly, and you will have time to create your own at the end Screenshot from: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/book-creator-for-ipad/id442378070?mt=8

Add a new book Screenshot from After launching the App, you can tap the “New book” button at the top left of the screen. Or there is also a plus sign at the bottom of your screen. With the free version, you can only create one book at a time. So you will need to export the completed book, and then delete whatever you added to the book. Screenshot from https://support.bookcreator.com/hc/en-us/articles/201908301-Your-first-book

Choose a shape for your book You will then choose the shape of your book from the 3 available options, portrait, square or landscape. This decides which shape an individual page will be. One thing to note is that you cannot change the shape of your book once you have chosen in the free version. You would have to uninstall and reinstall the app if you really want a different page shape. Screenshot from https://support.bookcreator.com/hc/en-us/articles/201908301-Your-first-book

Customize your front cover Let's start by choosing a nice bright color for the background of the page. The inspector button is going to be your go-to on customizing pages. Tap the 'Inspector' button in the top right of the screen to choose a color for your background. Screenshot from https://support.bookcreator.com/hc/en-us/articles/201908301-Your-first-book

Add text Screenshot from OK, we're ready to give our book a title. Tap the + icon and choose 'Add Text'. Type your text into the window and press Done when finished.  If you need to change or add to the text, just touch the text and it will bring the editing window and keyboard up again. If you make a mistake, you can always tap the Undo button in the top menu. Screenshot from https://support.bookcreator.com/hc/en-us/articles/201908301-Your-first-book

Edit the text Screenshot from Press the 'Inspector' button to access the style menu. You can adjust the size, colour, and style of the text to your heart's content. Screenshot from https://support.bookcreator.com/hc/en-us/articles/201908301-Your-first-book

Add an image Screenshot from Tap the + icon. You can either choose Camera and take a photo there and then, or you can choose a photo already saved on your iPad photo library. Find the photo you want to use and select it to make it appear in your book. You can then resize it if you wish. Screenshot from https://support.bookcreator.com/hc/en-us/articles/201908301-Your-first-book

Add a new page Screenshot from Adding a new page is a simple matter of tapping the large + button on the right of the screen, or you can use the Pages button in the top menu. Note that your first 2 pages are already added for you, so from the cover page, tap the > button to start adding text and images to the rest of your book. Screenshot from https://support.bookcreator.com/hc/en-us/articles/201908301-Your-first-book

Integration ideas Interactive stories Digital portfolios Research journals Cook books Collaborative Writing Non-fiction fact books Poetry books Teacher Lessons Autobiographies Labeling parts of an image Science write-ups Instruction manuals/How-to books Photo Journals Picture book To name a few, these are some examples of how teachers have used Book Creator in their classroom. These include telling interactive stories, Digital portfolios Research journals Cook books Collaborative Writing Non-fiction fact books Poetry books Teacher Lessons Autobiographies Labeling parts of an image Science write-ups Instruction manuals/How-to

Integration Ideas cont. Think-a-louds Explain your thinking Create social stories to model behavior Write, illustrate, and read a poem Digital Story Learning Journals Vocabulary study with sound support Class wide collaborative books Here are some other ways you can incorporate Book Creator into your classroom. Digital Story Telling is where you can create interactive books that can be published in iBooks. Learning Journals to document new learning using visuals, drawings, photos, and voice. Vocabulary study with sound support. Class wide collaborative books: each student does one page each for a book. (Which was similar idea to the example I showed you) Think-a-louds using the voice recording feature. Explain your thinking using the voice recording feature, thinking and talking bubbles in the shape section. Create social stories to model behavior. Write, illustrate, and read a poem.

Case Studies and Tutorials Examples of how teachers used Book Creator in their classroom in various subject areas http://bookcreator.com/education/case-studies/ https://bookcreator.com/ipad/ I have included some case studies for you to look at to see how teachers around the world have connected and used Book Creator to support their students.

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Your turn… Create a new book, choose layout Add text boxes, photos, drawings and/or sound recordings on each page If you do have your own device, try some of these. Start by creating a new book and choose a layout. Remember, in the free version, once you choose a layout, you cannot change this unless you reinstall the app. I will give you ___ minutes to play around with the features. MUTE UNMUTE Questions?

Have fun! end