This Horizon Connect Webinar was delivered on 9/19 from Abilene Christian University on iBooks Author

1. Download the Learning Studio’s Year One Report: acu.edu/lsreport

2. iBooks Author for
Advanced Users
and Projects
AT&T Learning Studio at
Abilene Christian University

3. Kyle Dickson
Director, AT&T Learning Studio

4. Matt Bardwell Nathan Driskell
Media Production Specialists

7. http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/02/what-if-ios-looked-like-the-original-mac-os/

8. POLL
To help us date this group, list any of
these early publishing or interactive
applications you remember using:
A. Aldus PageMaker (before Adobe)
B. Aldus FreeHand (before Macromedia)
C. HyperCard
D. WordPerfect (MS-DOS)
E. Other . . . (Type in chat)

11. POLL
Have you downloaded and reviewed
the Learning Studio’s Year One
Report?
A. Yes, the iBook version
B. Yes, the PDF “Lite” version
C. No, not yet

14. iBooks Author: Initial Assessment
STRENGTHS
• The price was right
• Every teacher a content creator
• Significant leap beyond PDF
• Confidence in future of platform

15. iBooks Author: Initial Assessment
CONCERNS
• iPad-only audience
• Requires a Mac to author
• First iteration of the software
• Filesize too large?

16. 2.77 GB

17. POLL
From your own initial look at iBooks
Author, what would you identify as
significant pros and cons educators
should weigh carefully?
Post individual items to Chat, beginning
each with “PRO:” or “CON:”

18. Developing a Design Plan
• Book vs. Magazine style?
• Identify strong existing content
• Timeline for new content production

19. Developing a Design Plan
• Basic orientation & template choices
• Evaluating widget options
• Internal vs. Embedded Media?

20. iBooks Author
in a workflow
• How much time to invest in dynamic
content like charts and widgets?
• Handy hacks like direct copy/paste of
native Adobe Illustrator vectors

21. TIPS & TRICKS FF Chartwell font
Uses OpenType to interpret and visualize chart data
Image: http://tktype.com/chartwell.php

22. TIPS & TRICKS FF Chartwell font

23. iBooks Author
in a workflow
• Virtual tour from idea to completion
• Working with Tumult Hype to “easily”
design HTML5 widgets
• Custom poster images and play buttons

24. TIPS & TRICKS Transparent poster images

25. Final Publishing
Considerations
• Sharing proofs over a network
• Publishing to the iBookstore—
the good, the bad & the ugly

26. Final Publishing
Considerations

28. Q&A

29. POLL
For iBooks Author to become a “killer
app,” what feature(s) does it need to
add or develop more fully?
Post individual items to Chat

30. Getting Started: Next Steps
Publishing with iBooks Author, O’Reilly
Michigan State Annual Report

31. Getting Started: Next Steps

32. CONNECT
acu.edu/learningstudio

33. CONNECT
@LearningStudio
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