introducing the book as ipad app
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Slides for ALA webinar, March 1, 2013. Self-study version of this course: https://www.udemy.com/bookapps/?couponCode=HENNIG1TRANSCRIPT
Introducing the Book as iPad App
ALA webinarMarch 1, 2013
Nicole Hennighttp://nicolehennig.com
http://apps4librarians.com/bookapps/
Slides
http://www.slideshare.net/nic221/
Today’s talk
• What is a book app?
• Why should librarians care?
• Future of reading is here:
a. New ways to browse & search b. Visual & audio enabled learning c. Social interaction
• Online course preview
• Resource list
What is a book app?
- a stand-alone app for smartphone or tablet
- takes advantage of features of the device, such as audio, animation, zoom, geo-location and more
NOT:- just text- Kindle or iBooks ebooks- PDF ebook
London: A City Through Time
1:51 minutes
http://j.mp/londonapp2
I will pause while you watch this video.
But what about?
- people who can’t afford iPads- people in without connectivity- people with disabilities
Digital Divide
http://www.mactrast.com/2011/09/apple-donates-thousands-of-ipads-to-volunteer-teachers-in-low-income-areas/
Donations
http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/03/23/schools-textbooks-ipad
Schools providingiPads
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/business-gives-to-scobey-schools-for-ipads/
Grants
http://dsc.discovery.com/technology/tech-10/cell-phones-help-nations.html
Cell phones in developing world
https://chronicle.com/article/Laura-Czerniewicz/130937/
Cell phones, not computers
http://www.itproportal.com/2012/05/15/one-tablet-per-child-technology-making-a-difference/
Tablets
http://www.itproportal.com/2012/05/15/one-tablet-per-child-technology-making-a-difference/
Solar panels
Kids learn on their own
http://j.mp/XooRMc
“the social impact of one laptop per child”
http://bridgingapps.org/2012/05/ivans-story/
Success stories of children with disabilities
http://bridgingapps.org/2012/05/ivans-story/
Success stories
You cannot replace the Model T model of education with an iPad if you still believe learning can be produced by assembly line standards and standardization.
- Cathy Davidson
http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/11092746/article-In-schools--are-iPads-anything-but-a-toy-
“There is no benefit in giving kids iPads in school if you don't change school.”
Brain science & learning
http://www.cathydavidson.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joepemberton/4831122143/in/photostream/
The mission of libraries
The mission of a library is to improve society through facilitating knowledge creation in the community.
- R. David Lankes
Expect More: Demanding Better Libraries for Today’s Complex World
Spreadsheet appsin the field
https://ipad.redlands.qld.edu.au/blog/2012/06/23/using-ipads-scientific-fieldwork
Geologic field work
http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2011/07/02/using-the-ipad-in-geologic-field-work-part-2/
Microscope to iPad
http://www.leica-microsystems.com/products/light-microscopes/education/life-science/details/product/leica-dmshare/
The future of reading
- shifting boundaries
- innovation
- enabling better learning and understanding
Some interesting aspects of book apps
1) different ways to browse & search
2) visual & audio enabling learning
3) social interaction
Inkling
how much is left?
page numbers that match print edition
Web version
https://www.inkling.com/
London: a city through time
• Read the complete text of the London Encyclopedia, the 1000-page monster source book.
• 2,000 rare prints, works of art and photos.
• 35 documentaries from the Pathé archive.
• 71 zoomable panoramas of the capital at various points in history. These are gyro-controlled and swivel around the viewpoint as you turn on the spot.
• 20 ‘spinnable’ artefacts from the Museum of London, allowing you to get closer than in the museum itself.
• Audio tours from Blue Badge guides.
• A ‘my London’ section in which famous Londoners reveal their favourite parts of town.
Different ways to search
Voice search
by Dragon
Nuance, makers of Dragon Dictation
Leafsnap
1:54 minutes
Watch this video on your own later.
http://j.mp/leafsnap2Columbia Univ, Smithsonian, Univ. of Maryland
2) Visuals that enable learning
Heart Pro III
1:38 minutes
I will pause while you watch this video.Turn down or mute the soundtrack of this video. It’s loud! (just music)
http://vimeo.com/20239050
2) Audio that enables learning
innovation in visual & sound design
CIA: Operation AJAX
1:10 minutes
I will pause while you watch this video.
http://www.cognitocomics.com/operationajax/
3) Social interaction
Social interaction
Inkling textbooksFollow anyone using your book, see their notes and highlights in real time, create running discussions anywhere, and star the most helpful notes.
authoring platforms
iBooks Author
http://www.slideshare.net/nic221/ibooks-author-creating-multitouch-books-for-ipad
$4.99
Other authoring platforms
much more to explore
Much more to explore
memory aids• character notes• timelines• quizzes• notes/highlighting
helping readers understand• better endnotes• adaptive learning systems• peer-to-peer help• author-to-reader help
active pictures• panning & zooming• augmented reality• multi-state photos• interactive charts
audio• sounds & soundtracks• audio captions• language learning
new layouts• infinite canvas• variable sized viewports• stories that scroll• hands-free page turning
Adapted from Breaking the Page
Much more to explore
new forms• pop-up pages• multiple points of entry• location-aware texts• transmedia
short-form content• piecemeal prose• shortform content
communal compositions• text mashups• curated collections• crowd-sourced compositions• networked collections
personalization• be the narrator• adaptive content• build your own bookmarketing tools
• new kinds of covers• book trailers• sneak peaks
Adapted from Breaking the Page
Want to learn more?
Take the online course
http://apps4librarians.com/bookapps/
http://apps4librarians.com/bookapps/
Book as iPad App course
4 weeks, starts April 1
• week 1: introduction and definitions.
• week 2: fiction & nonfiction titles: science, history, art/architecture, photography, cooking
• week 3: children's books and graphic novels (all ages)
• week 4: innovation and user experience trends, service ideas for libraries, keeping up, further resources
• over 25 video demos
• more than 20 readings about book innovations
• discuss with your colleagues
• guidelines for how to review interactive books
• optional: write your own app reviews for sharing with peers in the class
The course includes:
Free resource list
http://apps4librarians.com/bookapps/resources.html
Also of interest
http://apps4librarians.com/
Covers a wider range of apps.
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Wonderful. Just a wonderful introduction to Books as iPads in terms of what is currently available and examples of the ideas that are moving this format along as we span the paper/electronic options. Nicole is very knowledgeable and her style of instruction is approachable and fun.- Lydia Patrick, Technology Division Manager for Loudoun County Public Library, Reston, Virginia
This was a great class, so easy to navigate and take on my own time frame but with deadlines so I didn't procrastinate forever. The articles were spot on and well chosen. Including a hands on component as well as a create ideas activity which made it a very useful and productive class that I can take back and share with my fellow librarians and administrators.- Trish Hull, Manager, Magna Library at Salt Lake County Library Services, Magna, UT
This four-week course gets five stars not only for the information it contains, but also for the level of empowerment it provides. I signed up not knowing a thing about book apps, and in a month's time I am using them at work and collaborating with a library colleague to create a book app of our own for use in story times. The topic is timely, relevant and fun! I couldn't ask for more. - Susan Hansen, Branch Manager, West Hartford Public Library, Hartford, CT
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