1. Exploring
iTunes, iTunes U & iBooks
Lucy Gray
Apple Distinguished Educator
lucy@lucygrayconsulting.com
@elemenous on Twitter
2. Our Agenda
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iTunes, iTunes U and iBooks demystification
Quick tour
Educational content: Podcasts, Apps, Internet Radio, iTunes U
Course creation using iTunes U Course Manager
iBook Basics, iBooks Author and Examples
Help and resources
3. iTunes Basics
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Paid content for PC, Macs, and iOS devices: Books, Music, TV Shows,
Movies
Free content for PC, Macs and iOS devices: Podcasts, Videos,
Courses
Apps for iOS devices only
Courses can be built in the web-based iTunes Course Builder or in the
the iTunes U 2.0 app
Single digital assets can also be incorporated into instruction.
4. What’s in the store for K12?
Music Movies TV Shows App Store
iBooks
Store
Podcasts iTunes U
$ and Free $ and Free $ and Free $ and Free $ and Free Free Free
Children’s
Music
Documentary Kids Education
Children and
Teens!
Audiobooks
Education
Monthly
Education
Spotlight
World Music
Kids and
Family
Kids’
Highlights
Education
Collections
Textbooks
Kids and
Family
Beyond
Campus
Browse G
Rated
National Geo
Apps for
Teachers
National
Archives
Educational
Technology
K-12
The Pixar
Collection
PBS & PBS
Kids
Special
Education
C-12
Foundation
K-12
Teaching and
Learning
Discovery
Channel
Made for
iBooks
TED Talks
Education
Special
5. Content iPad Mac PC
Music
• Consumption:
Music App!
• Creation: Garageband
• Consumption:
iTunes Player!
• Creation: Garageband
Consumption:!
iTunes Player
Podcasts
• Consumption:
Podcasts App!
• Creation: Garageband
• Consumption:
iTunes Player
• Consumption:
iTunes Player
Videos
• Consumption:
Videos app!
• Creation: iMovie
• Consumption:
Quicktime!
• Creation:
Quicktime
iMovie
• Consumption:
Quicktime
iTunes U
•Create a course using
iTunes U app!
•Fully consume iTunes U
content on iPad
• Create a course using web-based iTunes U Course
Manager!
• Limited access to course content through iTunes
Player (can’t access iOS apps)
iBooks
• Create books using
various apps, e.g Book
creator !
• Consume books and
textbooks using iBooks
app
• Create interactive multi-
touch books and
textbooks using iBooks
Author!
• Consume books
textbooks using iBooks
app
N/A
22. Learning in Hand
Wild Inside
The Kitchen Sink
Story Pirates
ADHD Experts
The Podcast History of the World
Sesame Street
TEDTalks Education
Science Friday
Selected Podcasts
79. iBooks Store Basics
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Access paid content and free content
Download iBooks software on your Mac from the App store (free)
Download iBooks app to your iPad in iTunes (free)
Create interactive multi-touch books in iBooks Author on your Mac
downloaded from the App Store. (free) You cannot create multi-touch
books on the iPad…. yet.
Create ebooks using a variety of apps such as Book Creator and
publish to the iBooks store.
108. IBA Resources
Made with iBooks Author - Apple
The Choices Program iBooks Textbooks
Bookry - widgets for IBA books
iBook Ideas from Matt Gemmell
Copy/Paste blog by Peter Pappas