Book Creator

Access: Clever.com/in/pha or https://bookcreator.com/

Overview:

By using Book Creator, students are able to create their own virtual books! This is a great tool for students to be able to create interactive stories and projects, digital portfolios, research journals, book summaries, graphic organizers, digital notes, 'About Me' books, comic adventures, receive instruction that they can always refer back to, and so much more! The real-time collaboration allows for amazing group work, as well as teacher support when needed!

Check out the video for more information: https://bookcreator.com/

Collaboration Video: https://youtu.be/5ZkguHNbsd0

Subjects:

Literacy, Science, Social Studies, Math, Art, Language, Music, Computer Science, PE, Relationship-Building Activities

Grade Levels:

Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School

Tips:

It is highly suggested to take the Book Creator Certified Author certification course to easily learn how to navigate Book Creator.

When first creating a book, choosing a comic book layout (located on the bottom shelf of the blank book options) will allow the creator more creative options.

There are a lot of fun features within Book Creator so be sure to allow time for students to explore and for you to go over the basic features needed for students to be successful with creating their book.

Prof Dev Resources:

The "Book Creator Certified Author" certification is a great course that easily explains how to utilize all of the features of Book Creator. The course takes about one hour and can be paused at any time. The course does a great job of breaking down the information into short videos so you are able to focus on specific parts of the tool during each section, such as adding text, audio, or publishing. This course is a great way to easily learn about all Book Creator has to offer!

Book Creator Certified Author Certification: https://bookcreator.com/2020/06/book-creator-certified-authors/

Book Creator also offers webinars, an implementation plan, and PD Presentation Templates. You can access all of this great information through your Book Creator Account. After logging in, click on the three-lined hamburger in the top left corner to access your dashboard. Then, click on "Learn". From here, you can find answers to specific areas of Book Creator in The Knowledge Base Center. If you scroll down, you can also find the link to the certification course, as well as the links to the webinars, implementation plan, and PD Presentation Templates.

If you ever need help, you can also click on the chat box in the lower right hand corner to send a message, search for an article, or find a webinar.

The following Book Creator books can offer some great insight and helpful tips!

50 Ways to Use Book Creator in Your Classroom Using Book Creator in the Elementary Classroom

Book Creator for the High School Classroom 15 Ways to Use Book Creator for Reading Responses

Using Book Creator to Develop Thinking Routines Supporting Language Learners with Book Creator

15 Science Projects for Book Creator Classrooms 15 Social Studies Projects for Book Creator Classrooms

Using Book Creator for Formative Assessment: 15 Tips for Checking Understanding

Take a look at PHA Tech Bytes for more useful resources, including some great articles with helpful tips.

Tech Bytes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NrA9bNJJ-OyU8HrWVGUrdkqwAofrD0Bo/view

Examples:

You can find several examples of how other teachers and students have used Book Creator in each subject area and by grade level.

Examples Link

You can also explore pre-made books by clicking on the "Discover" button and search by grade level or subject.