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Encouraging Literacy & Young Authors Through Tech
Joelle Alcaidinho & Melissa Techman
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Who we are.
Joelle AlcaidinhoIndependent Educational Technology ConsultantTwitter & Pinterest @joelle_writesADN @joellehttp://www.joellewrites.com
Melissa TechmanSchool Librarian @ Albemarle County Public Schools, VA.Twitter & Pinterest: @mtechmanADN @mtechmanhttp://mtechman.wordpress.com/
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Students as Authors: Connected Learning
NWP, Online Study Spacehttp://connect.nwp.org/online-learning-connected-learning/
Mimi Ito, DML Central Report1st in series of reports on Connected Learning http://dmlhub.net/sites/default/files/Connected_Learning_report.pdf
Images: davidrumsey.com; Aerbook Paris guide: David W. Siu
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How digital literacy fits with maker culture
● More opportunities for negotiation when writing, mixing on the web
● Reinforce and align with open resources● Building fluid understanding of context● Permeability - creative design needs thinking
made visible
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Writing & making
Opportunities for students to:
● Make thinking visible● Make useful products● Solve authentic issues● See the value of writing ● Articulate narrative and design decisions● Model and share prototyping● Gain deeper understanding of habits of mindImage via Instructables.com user sajusa99
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Quick & simple toolsPiclits
● Piclits.com ● Drag words or type (freestyle).● Useful for very short summaries or character
description. Quick comprehension check.
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Quick and simple toolsBookr
● http://www.pimpampum.net/bookr/ ● Grades 2 and up.● Use Safari or Chrome (WebKit)● Choose Flickr images, add simple text, get URL. ● Low on features, can't edit after publishing, no
font changes or image re-sizing, etc. ● Perfect for a fast, short product.
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Bookr
4th grader's 10 pg eBook made with Bookr
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Made with Book Creator
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SimpleBook Creator on iPad
● Requires iPad running iOS 5.0 (some features require 6.0 or later)
● Complete a project start to finish on the iPad
● WYSIWYG Interface● Creates fixed layout ePubs● $4.99 US 50% in VPP program
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Book Creator app
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More Advanced Pages & iBooks Author
● Require a Mac running @ least 10.7.4● Fairly WYSIWYG, some programming
knowledge may be required● Following the template in Pages is a bit of a
must, very easy to diverge from = errors ● Pages makes free flowing ePubs which are
suitable for a variety of ePub readers● iBooks Author creates fixed layout which is
suitable for iBooks on iPad only
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Pages
4th graders: History of Books and Libraries
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iBooks Author
4th graders: History of Books and Libraries
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iBooks Author
4th graders: History of Books and Libraries
4th graders: History of Books and Libraries
http://staffsites.caj.or.jp/ringulsrud/Classof2021/HistoryofBooks.pdf
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Quite Advanced HTML5 + Newsstand or Solo Book App
● Supports, text, video, audio, & animation● Need basic HTML & CSS knowledge● Need an editor to write your pages like
TextMate, iWeb, Dreamweaver or Rapidweaver● Xcode!● WYSIWYG Alternatives: Aerbook & 29th St
Publishing● Publishing to the App Store will require an
iTunes Connect & iOS Developer Account
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eBook Publishing ServicesAerbook
Web-based cloud publishing, lots of features, can export as KF8, iBooks, HTML5, as mobile app; one button build for iPad, Kindle Fire, Nook tablet apps.
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Quite Advanced Newsstand
● Content lives inside of the Newsstand app on iOS devices
● Although they don't look like it, they're apps● Requires Xcode + content (HTML or ePUB)● Subscriptions & servers● iOS Developer Account + iTunes Connect● Baker eBook Framework 4.0 (open source)● Newsstand Publishers like 29th St Publishing
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Newsstand
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Trends
● Credentializing learning - badges one example● Hybridization of maker/writer spaces:
places for co-creation; linking of physical and virtual arenas
● Home-grown MOOCs, #etmooc● Buying & distributing books is challenging, one
reason why schools opt to make their own.● Schools leverage MDM to distribute eBooks
made in house to their iOS devices.
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Connecting virtual & real worlds
Mitch Resnick, in 1/29/13 TEDx "Let's teach kids to code"
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Creativity with Digital Publishing
● Graphic novels● DIY math textbooks● Science logs● Selling & sharing eBooks with the world● Mixed media storytelling● Enhances school community● Student curators● Research ● Infographics
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Storytelling with data & beyond
● Students need access to examples and experts.● Provide and require "think alouds".● Lots of opportunities to edit, integrate.
image http://style.org/tapestry/ NYT Science Writer Richard Corum
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People to Follow
@wfryer Wes Fryer@buffyjhamilton Buffy Hamilton@langwitches Silvia Tolisano@janeinjava Jane Ross@storytellin outstanding Delicious bookmarks@lizcastro Elizabeth Castro@fuglefun Tricia Fuglestad
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People to Follow
Linking a Dropbox folder to a site without a student login. Tip from Tricia Fuglestad @fuglefun
National Writing Project members: @poh Paul Oh @hickstro Troy Hicks@seecantrill Christina Cantrill
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Learn More
● http://www.redjumper.net/bookcreator/● http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-
easily-make-your-own-eb-156395● http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4168?
viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US● http://www.apple.com/support/ibooksauthor● Vicki Saumell's list of apps, sites http://goo.
gl/fd5yw
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Learn More
● https://developer.apple.com/newsstand/● http://www.viggiosoft.
com/blog/blog/2011/10/17/ios-newsstand-tutorial/
● http://bakerframework.com● http://29.io● http://aerbook.com/site/#home● http://www.elizabethcastro.com
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Resources/Research
Belshaw, Doug. "Why We Need a Learning Standard for Web Literacy | DMLcentral." DMLcentral. N.p., 18 Feb. 2013. Web. 26 Feb. 2013. <http://dmlcentral.net/blog/doug-belshaw/why-we-need-learning-standard-web-literacy>.
Eisner, Nadene, Nell Fleming, Nicole Kaffel, and Janet Vogel. "Research Supporting Digital Storytelling."Digital Storytelling. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2013. <http://courseweb.lis.illinois.edu/~jevogel2/lis506/research.html>. Digest of research on effects of digital storytelling on reading comprehension as well as motivation.
Forthcoming: Hicks, Troy. Crafting Digital Writing. http://www.heinemann.com/products/E04696.aspx
Kajder, S.B. (2006). Bringing the Outside In: Visual Ways to Engage Reluctant Readers. Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers.
Purcell, Kristin, and Lee Rainie. "Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project." How Teens Do Research in the Digital World. Pew Research Center, 1 Nov. 2012. Web. 04 Mar. 2013.
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