iBooks Author for iPad By Ingrid Greenberg February 2015 MA LDT Candidate, Spring

iBooks Author Free software from Apple Read on iPad – Use iBooks app Multimedia books for iPad and computer More interactivity on iPads than computer or iPhone Apple iBooks Author tour by TechVideo Jan. 19, 2012 – 2

How I got started with iBooks Author Summer 2013 Ed Tech/LDT internship – Apple One to One Training – Lynda.com educational consulting – iBook Author chapter prototype 3

Demo for client 4

Four hours 5

Used layouts and widgets 6

Prototyping Storyboard Google slides – Images – Text 7

Widgets Interactivity Engagement Education Corporate – Watch the video. 8

Project Management Google Docs – Date, Team members, Agenda, Follow up, Action Steps, Due Dates Google Sheets – Track photos and videos – Track widgets 9

Resources Bendixson, T. (2014). Create your first interactive book using iBooks Author. Free download for iPad from iTunes Bookstore Teaching language classes using iBooks Author and the iPad. iBooks by Apple Corporation. Free download from iTunes Bookstore McGrane, K. (2012). Content Strategy for Mobile. A Book Apart: Brief books for people who make websites. New York, New York. Udell, C. (2012). Learning Everywhere: How mobile content strategies are transforming training. Rockbench Publishing, Tennessee. Recommended software – iBooks Author – iMovie – iPhoto 10

More resources Apple One to One training Anthony Dilaura – He sponsors iBook hack-a-thons where a group of 3-4 teachers make an iBook in a few days. – John Connor - an independent iBooks author/publisher – Breaking the Spanish Barrier iBook, $14.95 – Many interactive activities Twitter has #iBookchat once or twice a week. A resource to stay current. 11

Thank you! 12