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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.