Class #9: Book Creator

Today we learned about Book Creator and were able to explore some of its features as we began Assignment #3.  This app is the #1 app that all teachers should have. It is a great tool for P-12 and can be used in all subjects and curriculum levels. Book Creator provides opportunities for students to creatively show what they know using lots of different formats. You are able to add pictures, videos, voice recordings, webpages as well as import images and video from other programs (ex. cloud art, Telegami). Students can publish their books individually or they can be combined into class books.

This app is very straightforward to use and did not take a lot of time to figure out. I can easily see myself using this app as a teacher instruction tool but I was so impressed with its ease of use and can see how even my young students could use it effectively.  There are many different kinds of books/formats that children could make.  Some examples we talked about:

Language Arts:  Student can upload art and write about it, Instructional writing, Illustrated and audio Poetry, E-books in different languages, Contents page, Character Motives and Options  Demonstrating vocabulary and labeling, phonics , Comic Books, Newspapers

Math: Providing real life examples, Math vocabulary, Explaining problems, Modeling story problems, Linking to Numeracy apps that have no assessment, Example/Non-examples,

Others: Art work portfolios, Comparing then and now, Instruction books for coding, Demonstrating science experiments, Creating Best Practice guides, How- To’s, Introduction to units of study

For More Great Ideas visit: https://www.pinterest.com/bookcreator/made-in-book-creator/