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Key #2 - Create a digital textbook for student reference
Key #2 - Create a digital textbook for student reference
“It’s not the reader of a text who learns the most,” says Stephen Knudsen, as cited in this TCEA TechNotes blog entry, “but rather the author.”
“It’s not the reader of a text who learns the most,” says Stephen Knudsen, as cited in this TCEA TechNotes blog entry, “but rather the author.”
While you may soon have students creating a digital textbook, encapsulating their learning, as the teacher, you can begin to organize yourself online.
While you may soon have students creating a digital textbook, encapsulating their learning, as the teacher, you can begin to organize yourself online.
Step 1 - Meet the Problem & Task
Step 1 - Meet the Problem & Task
Problem
Problem
"In this class," you start out confidently, "you are the author of your own textbook, and master of your own learning!" The students stare at you blankly. "Ma'am," says one of them, "I'm not sure what you mean. Are we going to make the textbook for this class as a way of showing what we are learning?" You ponder this for a moment. "Yes, that's exactly what you and your team will have the chance to do!"
Task
Task
Explore various tools for creating digital textbooks that you can share with your students. Create an example for your students using content relevant to your teaching expertise.
Background Info & Tools
Background Info & Tools
Read this blog entry by Matt “Ditch That Textbook” Miller. He shares Garth Holman’s and Mike Pennington’s (two teachers) journey toward getting rid of textbooks.
Read this blog entry by Matt “Ditch That Textbook” Miller. He shares Garth Holman’s and Mike Pennington’s (two teachers) journey toward getting rid of textbooks.
He also highlights some key ways that students can work together. Some of those approaches are shared below. Also, read this digital textbook blog entry.
He also highlights some key ways that students can work together. Some of those approaches are shared below. Also, read this digital textbook blog entry.
Write, collaborate and publish online
Write, collaborate and publish online
- eBook Creation
- Book Creator for iOS or Chromebook
- Google Docs with ePub export
- Word Online
- MS OneNote
- Google Drawing Tools
- Create cartoons. Students can create cartoons using a variety of sources online, or surprisingly, Powerpoint (another tutorial), Pixton (works with Office 365), or using an app on another device.
- Create videos and enhanced podcasts.
- Screencastify
- iOS Apps
- Shadow Puppet EDU (Free)
- PicCollage (Example)
- Strip Designer ($2.99)Comic Strip Maker/Collage Maker (Example)
- Action Movie: (View example of video. View animated GIF)
- FxGuru: (View example)
- Super Power FX (View example)
- Extreme Movie FX (View example)
- Videorama (View example)
Step 2 - Create
Step 2 - Create
Create ONE of the following (unless your team wants to try more):
Create ONE of the following (unless your team wants to try more):
- an ePub formatted ebook template for your class' digital textbook
- a video or element to embed in the digital textbook (you may need to post the video to Youtube, Google Drive or OneDrive to facilitate sharing)
Step 3 - Turn In Your Project Creation
Step 3 - Turn In Your Project Creation
When Complete, Move On to the Next Station
When Complete, Move On to the Next Station
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