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Book Creator can be used in all content areas as a way to have students show what they know and might help to build the following digital learning competencies, as described in BSD's Technology Scope & Sequence.

Currently, every teacher in the district has a premium, 12 month subscription and the ability to create up to 1,000 books!

Book Creator is an app for Google Chrome, a few other browsers, and the iPad that enables students to create and read multimodal digital books. It is an ideal tool for enhancing student engagement through story creation and multimedia design. When creating their own books, students can either generate their own content (by typing, drawing or uploading self-made videos, audio files, and images) or they can curate online multimedia resources from the Internet. Book Creator can also be used in project-based learning activities because it allows real-time collaboration for multiple students to create one book. While students will get the most educational benefit out of designing their own books, they can also read multimodal books designed by others to enrich their knowledge.

Curriculum Ideas:

Reading: 15 Ways to Use Book Creator for Reading Responses

Math: 13 Math Projects for Book Creator

Science:  15 Science Projects for Book Creator Classroom, Science journal for multimodal experiments

Art: A portfolio of artwork, 9 Design Tips to Give Your Book a Professional Finish

Social Sciences: 15 Social Studies Projects for Book Creator Classrooms, A different perspective of a historical event

PE/Health: Book Creator as a Learning Journal for PE

Collaborative: Invite community members to contribute pages about their role in the community (police, fire, government, etc.)

Differentiation: Using Book Creator for Differentiated Learning

SEL: SEL Projects with Book Creator

Digital Framework Connections:

The SAMR model, developed by Dr. Ruben Puentedura (see more here), reminds us to think about ways to use technology to redefine tasks and add functions that could not be done without the technology, rather than substitutions all the time. Below are some ways Book Creator can be used at each stage of the SAMR Model. 

• Substitution: Students read a digital book on Book Creator rather than a traditional textbook.

• Augmentation: Students read books that contain multimedia, such as video and audio files, which enriches learning. For example, when learning about a scientific experiment, it can be more helpful to watch a video that demonstrates what happens during the experiment rather than to read about it (see 15 Science Projects for Book Creator Classrooms).

• Modification: Students research, collect online resources, and curate them into a book. Students generate original content, including text, videos, audio files, and paintings/pictures to create an original book to demonstrate their understanding and learning outcomes, in replacement of traditional assessments.

• Redefinition: Students can create books that can be instantly downloaded and shared publicly on the internet.

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