Creating ebooks online and reading them.

An Introduction by Tiziana Angiolini

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Studying and working in the XXI century implies using new tools and getting used to new ways of working and learning. Most of our learners are used to reading books which present texts, images and links to sources online, videos and also interactive materials. The book is not a paper book anymore, it is a book that has hyperlinks and which can be often listened to.

Digitalized books are quite common now as more and more we can buy or download free e-books and read them by using many devices.

The productions of ebooks is increasing and people read them at work, while going to work and at home thanks to tablets, smartphones or ereaders.

Not only publishers are now involved in creating new books but also educators and teachers are working and publishing ebooks for learners who can work on their own and learn in a different way.

The cost of an ebook is cheaper than a traditional book and thanks to technology and OER more and more educators are sharing their materials and books. There are specialized platforms that can be used for finding ebooks or uploading ebooks.

The revolution has already started and people who know about the main tools can also publish their e-books for free. More writers and more texts , this is the great change that has begun and which will influence the way we work with our learners.

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Google ebooks

This presentation has been based on two courses which I did some years ago and most teachers shared their e-books online after they had been guided and had learnt how to create their ebooks.

I wish to thank Shelly Terrell who helped me develop as a teacher when I worked with her in 2016 in the EVO Book Creators Course.

I aldo did a course with laboratorio Hoc del Politecnico di Milano- http://www.dol.polimi.it/mooc/ and I could learn more about tools and which types of books we can create.

In the USA and countries which have invested in education and digital skills young children have started to write their books online and educators are now used to creating their content.


Tiziana Angiolini

English and German Language Teacher in Italy


10th April 2018