Slides from SimpleK12 Webinar, part of FSU's COE Week Technology Day. 20 min presentation on ebook creation for educators.

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PUBLISH YOURSELF AND Dr. Vanessa
Dennen
YOUR STUDENTS: Florida State
University
CREATING EBOOKS vdennen@f su.edu
SimpeK12 Webinar
October 10, 2012
ABOUT ME
¡ Associate Professor of Instructional Systems
@ FSU
¡ Teach courses in:
§ Web 2.0
§ Mobile learning
§ Learning theory
§ Research methods
¡ Research:
§ Web 2.0 and mobile learning
§ Online learning communities
§ Online knowledge networks/knowledge
management
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WHY CREATE EBOOKS?
They’re not just a way to read the latest fiction. You might use
an eBook to …
¡ Easily gather and share documents with others
¡ Make your own teacher guide or textbook
¡ Create portfolios – for you, or your students
EBOOK STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES
§ Strengths
§ Simple to create
§ Content can be imported from existing files
§ Can embed media files, simple interactions
§ Weaknesses
§ Requires an eReader
§ Different formats for different readers
§ Static content on an electronic device
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THE 4 PS OF EBOOK PUBLISHING
• Content • Content
Plan Prepare Process Files Publish
• Format • Files
START WITH A PLAN
Plan
¡ What content will you use?
¡ What format(s) is it currently in?
¡ To whom do you plan to distribute the ebook?
¡ How do you plan to distribute the ebook?
¡ What platform(s) will be involved?
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THE TABLE OF CONTENTS STILL APPLIES …
Plan
A ToC makes the production process much easier.
¡ Determine WHAT will be included
¡ The ORDER in which it will appear
¡ The FILE FORMATS that will be needed
You can easily edit on-the-fly when you create an eBook, but it is
so much easier to create when you have a plan.
PREPARE THE CONTENT
Prepare
This is the creative part!
¡ Do whatever you need to do to pull it all together
§ Research
§ Web surf
§ Write
§ Draw
§ Take photos
¡ Remember! Copyright still applies!
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PREPARE YOUR FILES
Prepare
Collect files:
¡ Recommendation: Google Drive or Dropbox
§ Use shared folders for collaborative work
¡ Check in advance what will work best with your eBook creation
tool
Convert files:
¡ Get files in the format that is needed for importing into the
eBook creation tool you will be using
¡ Consider the best way to digitize physical materials (scan,
photos, videos, etc.)
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
Process
Pick a tool:
¡ iPad: Creative Book Builder (3.99)
¡ Mac: iBook Author (Free)
¡ PC: Mobipocket (Free)
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EXAMPLE:
CREATIVE
BOOK
BUILDER
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EXAMPLE:
CBB
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EXAMPLE:
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EXAMPLE:
CBB
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EXAMPLE:
CBB
Process
IBOOK
AUTHOR
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PUBLISHING
Publish
¡ Consider formats that are most accessible to your end user.
¡ PDF is almost always an option, although you will lose
interactivity.
¡ It is possible to
publish to iTunes U,
the iBookstore, etc.
HIT THE MAGIC BUTTON …
Publish
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AND VIEW THE END RESULTS!
Publish
THE END RESULTS
Publish
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QUESTIONS? Thanks for
attending!
VDENNEN@FSU.EDU
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