A how-to guide for writing and publishing books in the classroom.

1. BigUniverse.com Read books online. Create your own books Publish books to site for peer review. Share books with friends. Click “CREATE YOUR OWN BOOK!” to begin.

2. Create a Book Click “My Books” 1. Click “Create a Book” Specify the size of book you want to create. 2. 3.

3. Background Color Click on the “Page Color” button Click color and press “OK” Or Click Color Mix to choose two colors. Page color button 4. Choose first color. Click “End Color.” Choose second color. Specify “Straight” or “Round” Choose Mix Direction. Click “OK.”

4. Adding Pictures 1. Choose a folder 3. Move picture by clicking and dragging to desired location. 4. Resize picture by clicking pink bars when appear and dragging to desired size. 2. Double click picture You can upload your own pictures!

5. Adding Words 1. Click “Pages & Words 2. Click “Add Words” 3. Type text in box. The text box options are similar to using Word! 4. Position text on screen the same as picture. 5. Click “Done” when finished.

6. Add/Delete Pages & Preview Use these buttons to organize pages. Click “My Books” Click “Preview This Book” 3. Scroll through pages to preview your book.

7. Storyboard View & Publishing Click “My Books Click “Storyboard” Click “Save This Book” Print book, if desired. 5. Click “Share” 6. Click “Publish To BigUniverse” A storyboard appears for your review.