Book Creator is an online content creation app that can be used as a digital portfolio tool.
Pupils can create books using Book Creator per topic or writing genre etc. Alternatively, they could create a single Book Creator journal that they revisit and add to over the course of the academic year to create their digital portfolio.
This video demonstrates how to start using Book Creator with your class. Pupils will generally use a QR (quick response) code to log into their Book Creator account. Book Creator automatically generates Book Creator QR code login details when you create pupil accounts.
A class teacher describes how he uses Book Creator to create digital books with his pupils, rather than using textbooks. These can also be shared with other pupils and the wider school community. Pupils can create multi-media content to demonstrate their learning. This video shows a lesson about volcanoes, combining digital tasks with hands on learning. Literacy, problem solving, music and art skills are all targeted in this lesson. Royalty free images are sourced using Creative Commons, however, the online version has since been updated to include a free image library within the app itself that pupils can safely access.
This teacher describes how he uses Book Creator to support writing, capture learning experiences and fosters opportunities for pupil choice and differentiation.
Books designed by educators to support student learning. Click ‘Remix’ to add them to your teacher library and adapt them to your needs before sharing them with students.
In Book Creator, you can now assign a book and each student will get their own editable copy when they sign in. This means you can easily distribute a template book to your class with whatever content and scaffolds are needed.
You can add multimedia comments in Book Creator. Give feedback on any page using
📽️ Video or audio recordings
😁 Animated emojis
🎬 GIFs and feedback stickers
⌨️ Text comments
Book Creator allows the teacher to leave feedback on pupil work using the built in Comment feature. Comments can be left for pupils in the form of typed feedback, voice recorded feedback, video feedback or through the use of stickers. Book Creator provide a guide to providing feedback and this is linked here. This digital book from Dr Monica Burns provides a comprehensive guide on ways you can use Book Creator as a digital portfolio in your classroom. The book contains 15 tips using Book Creator to check for understanding e.g. Goal setting, journal logs, feedback loops, checklists etc.
Free online course with short tutorials on each aspect of creating and using Book Creator with your students. Sign into your account to access and record your progress through each module.
