Q & A

What is a Book Creator?

Book Creator is designed to teach students by getting them excited about creating their own books on the topics they are learning about. Students can upload images, choose from emojis, make recordings and videos, and create and then share a finished book they wrote.  

 Why is it useful in the classroom?

The free version of the tool allows educators to create a library of 40 books. Book Creator includes many templates to make creating various book projects easy and straightforward. Educators can also use it to assign material to students in interactive book form.  

Book Creator is a free tool that allows users to create multimedia ebooks. As teachers we love to hear anything that is free when it involves our students and tools we can use inside and outside of the classroom. Teachers love when technology is useful is the classroom, not only is it engaging, but it makes learning fun too. This app works best for Ipad however, it is also useful for Chromebooks as well..

Typically used grade levels 👇

Getting Started

To set up a free account, which gives access to most of the app’s features, teachers should visit Book Creator’s pricing website. They then click on the free option and select the school where they work -- the program is for classroom use only.  

Once students have signed into Book Creator, they’ll be able to make their own books starting from scratch or choose from existing templates, which include themes such as newspaper, magazine, photo book, and more. Educators can then create their “library,” which can be shared with students. They’ll also get an invite code to invite students to start using the app.  

Classroom Uses 

The app can provide a great opportunity for students to organize thoughts and show their work in math and science. For example, science students can write or record their predictions before testing a hypothesis, then compare and contrast results.  

Encourage students to create their own superheroes with the popular comic book template on Book Creator and have them tell stories and/or share work in a variety of topics.  

Students can create books, comics, etc., to be collaborative and learn team-building. Or assign them to interview members of their communities and share these interviews in Book Creator.  

The “Read to Me” function on Book Creator is one of the app’s most versatile capabilities. It allows users to have the ebook created on the app read to them in various languages while highlighting the word being spoken. This can help early readers learn to read, or provide an opportunity to practice proficiency in English or a foreign language.