1. Chris Casal
Technology Coordinator/Teacher
P. S. 10 Brooklyn (15K010)
ccasal@ps10.org
Twitter: @mr_casal
Create Your eBook With
iBooks Author
Simple K12.com webinar - 7/9/13
Tuesday, July 9, 13

2. iBooks Author
Free
Mac only
download from Mac App Store
If you know Keynote, you’ll know iBooks Author
if you know PowerPoint, you’ll be fine too
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3. What you need
Latest OS (10.7.4
or later)
includes Mac
App Store
iPad for preview
no need for iPad
to create
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4. 15 Built-in Templates
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5. Similar look
to Keynote/
PowerPoint
Formatting
tools
Use your own pictues & text
as easily as drag-and-drop
and clikcing-and-typing
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6. Easily add interactive
elements
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7. Easy to save & publish. Save
in a Dropbox folder and get
the file’s URL to easly share
without iTunes
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8. Easy to create a free iTunes
Store account if you wish to
publish via iTunes
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9. Helpful sites...
Apple’s Product page
http://www.apple.com/ibooks-author/
Publishing & Distribution
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT5071
PS 10 iPads
http://ps10ipads.wikispaces.com/Test+page
use the iBooks Author Test link provided to
download the book-in-progress to your iPad
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10. Summary
iBooks Author is a free desktop app
Create your own eBooks
make them available for free via iTunes
make them available for free from your own site
If you want to charge for your book, you need to sign
up for Apple’s iTunes distribution/publishing agreement
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11. Closing
A great way to create content
go paperless with iBooks Author versions of Staff,
Student & Parent handbooks
turn all lesson & unit plans into a single, updatable
book
Nothing beats free, evolving, supported & accepted
when thinking about creating & sharing your own
content.
Take charge of what you use in your school & class -
create the materials yourself
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12. Contact
Christopher M. Casal
Technology Teacher/Coordinator
P. S. 10 (15K010)
Email: ccasal@ps10.org
Twitter: @mr_casal
Diigo: mrcasal
ps10ipads.wikispaces.com
www.mrcasal.com
Tuesday, July 9, 13