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- 1. Lend Reggio Emilia Creating and Reading Ebooks Tiziana Angiolini 20 April 2018
- 2. About me I am Tiziana Angiolini , a teacher of Foreign Languages living in Italy and teaching English at Liceo Artistico G.Chierici in Reggio Emilia. I am a lover of books and love learning and teaching by using modern web tools. I have developed my skills online and have become part of a group of teachers who try to implement their work by widening their horizons and following new trends and ideas in education. 2
- 4. My Blogs and Websites http://educationalandissue.blogspot.it/ http://gettingdigitalizedinlifeandwork.blogspot.it/ https://evo2017tizianaangiolini.blogspot.it/ http://mylearningdiarytizianaangiolini2017.weebly.com/ https://sites.google.com/view/tangiolinidiarioonline2017/hom e http://tizianaangiolini.edublogs.org/ https://sites.google.com/site/englishteachereinaudi/ https://sites.google.com/site/tizianainglese2013/ https://sites.google.com/site/englishclassroomprofangiolini/ https://sites.google.com/site/thenewworldoflearning/ 4
- 5. What we can find online for free A lot of books have been published online by teachers and educators. They share them online and are free. Some are available online and can be read online. Some ebooks can be downloaded and read by using some devices. Internet has a lot of platforms that present texts like literature books that can be studied without paying them. They are the classics . Teachers, students and people love writing their books and texts. There is now a growing number of platforms that enable people to create their own books. Some platforms offer this service for free. For others you are asked to pay. In education ebooks and apps for creating ebooks are considered important as they help develop the students’ skills. Most books are interactive and young learners and children can better their writing skills by using web 2.0 tools.https://sites.google.com/view/creatingandreadinge-books/what- we-can-read-online-today https://sites.google.com/view/creatingandreadin ge-books/what-tools-we-can-use-to-create- ebooks
- 6. Steps for creating An ebook An ebook for learners should present interesting images and activities that can enhance their learning. Some ebooks can be viewed in a flipped form. First think about how you want people to have access to your book: On line? Would you like them to download it? Which device do you think most of your readers should use?
- 7. The Tools on Line Google Slides Google Docs Power Points Apps and websites online for publishing ebooks https://sites.google.com/view/creatingandreadinge-books/what-tools-we- can-use-to-create-ebooks https://sites.google.com/view/creatingandreadinge-books/issuu-tutorials https://sites.google.com/view/creatingandreadinge-books/using-google-slides-for-creating-e-books https://sites.google.com/view/creatingandreadinge-books/flip-htlm5-tutorials https://sites.google.com/view/creatingandreadinge-books/calameo-tutorials If you use Google Suite and its apps you can easily create documents online that can be converted into pdf files and be uploaded online to create a book in just a few minutes
- 8. Some examples of what you can do https://sites.google.com/v iew/creatingandreadinge- books/some-ebooks- created-by-using- different-tools https://drive.google.com/fil e/d/1vfPmtwXzEqfLJQyh5 yb7mPvHHmO1y1FY/view ?usp=sharing My Narrative Board TECHNOCLIL
- 9. Step 1 Brainstorming, collecting materials and documents you need Think about what you want to write about. Bookmark images, texts and any document you might need. You can use Pocket for collecting the links you will use later. Before you cook a meal you need to know what ingredients you want to use, similarly your job is selecting and choosing what might be used and why. This requires some time and you need to know where to look for materials.
- 10. Step 2 Layout Text Images Think about the draft of your text. How many pages? How many chapters? Do you need images which might enhance your students’ learning? Do you know how to choose images or do you prefer to use your pictures? When using images do you know how to give credit ? https://sites.google.com/view/creatingandreadinge-books/creative- commons-and-images
- 11. Step 3 Writing a draft of the text Write your Document on line or off-line. Check it later and think about the layout. What needs improving?
- 12. Step 4 Checking all the links, image credits and references
- 13. Step 4 From pdf to ebook If you have created a document you might have to turn it into a pdf, it depends on the platform you are using
- 14. Step 5 Publishing Choose a platform for publishing your ebooks https://issuu.com/tizianaan giolini/docs/copia_di_engli sh_on__line_evo_e-boo
- 15. Step 6 Collect your ebooks online and share them http://fliphtml5.com/bookcas e/zgts/
- 16. Why ebooks and books online? To collaborate online and write a story/article together and publish it To give summer work or homework with links to videos and online activities To publish your students’ work To share your CPD An example of homework to be shared online and /or to be dowloaded https://docs.google.com/pre sentation/d/1OLFT74Ao5vS 5SnvgMBqEwUHOcQDITq8 W4FKrmjBWX5Y/edit?usp= sharing https://storybird.com/books/my-narrative-board-technoclil-2018/?token=zuu87aqkze
- 17. Why should you start creating ebooks? EDUCATORS Because you can create your own stuff and learn about sharing it with other educators Because you need to have your own materials and showcase what you have learnt in your CPD STUDENTS Because they can express their creativity https://storybird.com/p oetry/poem/xatymxd8rb / They can write stories online as a collaborative task or they might write their learning diaries online
- 18. Place your screenshot here 18 . More information Can be found on line My website: https://sites.google.com/view/creatingandreadinge- books/home