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Agenda (Draft) -- iBook Author June 17th - 8:00 - 3:30 JH/SH See Jeff for eBook Presentation at the start of class:

1) Intro to ePub --- a) Use dotpub and Firefox to demonstrate how to create an easy iPub formatted document. 2) Into to Pages --- a) Demonstrate the components of Pages - i) Tool bar ii) inspector --- b) Save any document to an ePub document 3) Into to Keynote --- a) Demonstrate how to take a ppt and open in keynote and some of the cool features in Keynote 4) iBook Author --- a) Tool Bar --- b) Inspector --- c) Widgets --- d) How to create a new document --- e) How to save and export to iBook on the iPad --- f) Time will be spent on creating a mini book as a demo of all components. 5) iBook App --- a) How to open a book – the components that will impact student learning. i) Highlight ii) Study Cards iii) Notes 6) Conversation about quality, rigorous, relevant content tied to the common core standards and developing student goals for mastery of content put into the books. 7) Content Development --- a) Using multiple tools and apps to create content for inclusion in the book. -- i) Socrative - - ii) Google Forms iii) Skitch – images and screen shots iv) Explain Everything for creating screen casts v) iTunes U for resources vi) Movies vii)Homework/Practice questions --- b) CK12 content --- c) YouTube – Discovery Ed – TeacherTube (for video) --- d) Teacher developed content – worksheets, assessments, practice work or anything in electronic format that they want to use. 8) Time to build and ask questions.

=Resources for the iBooks: =

You really should spend some time in here with these links. Explore the MANY resources for free iBooks.
=Books= Project Gutenberg by Category ManyBooks - a nice collect in multiple formats epubbooks.com - just what you'd expect epubbud - tons of free books

Google Books - many are free. Download the pdfs.

 *  pixelofink - a nice variety of free ebooks
 *  feedbooks - both fee and free
 *  openlibrary.org - 1 MILLION free ebooks!
 * Munseys => www.munseys.com
 * Fictionwise => www.fictionwise.com
 * Books On Board => www.booksonboard.com
 * All Romance eBooks => www.allromanceebooks.com
 * Smashwords => www.smashwords.com
 * Baen Library => www.baen.com/library/default.asp

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=== iPads for Literacy and Learning - an ibook to read. Created by a teacher. Click the pic in the article to get to the book.===