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Encouraging
Literacy & Young
Authors Through
Tech
Joelle Alcaidinho & Melissa Techman
Who we are.
Joelle Alcaidinho
Independent Educational Technology Consultant
Twitter & Pinterest @joelle_writes
ADN @joelle
http://www.joellewrites.com
Melissa Techman
School Librarian @ Albemarle County Public Schools, VA.
Twitter & Pinterest: @mtechman
http://mtechman.wordpress.com/
Students as Authors: Connected Learning
NWP, Online Study Space
http://connect.nwp.org/online-learning-connected-learning/
Mimi Ito, DML Central Report
1st 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
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
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 mind
Image via Instructables.com user sajusa99
Quick & simple tools
Piclits
● Piclits.com
● Drag words or type (freestyle).
● Useful for very short summaries or character
description. Quick comprehension check.
Quick and simple tools
Bookr
● 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.
Bookr
4th grader's 10 pg eBook made with Bookr
Made with Book Creator
Simple
Book 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
Book Creator app
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
Pages
iBooks Author
iBooks Author
4th graders: History of Books and Libraries
http://staffsites.caj.or.jp/ringulsrud/Classof2021/HistoryofBooks.pdf
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
eBook Publishing Services
Aerbook
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.
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
Newsstand
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.
Connecting virtual & real worlds
Mitch Resnick, in 1/29/13 TEDx "Let's teach kids to code"
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Joelle Alcaidinho
joelle@joellewrites.com
@joelle_writes
Melissa Techman
melissatechman@gmail.com
@mtechman
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SXSWedu presentation (w Joelle Alcaidinho)

  • 1. Encouraging Literacy & Young Authors Through Tech Joelle Alcaidinho & Melissa Techman
  • 2. Who we are. Joelle Alcaidinho Independent Educational Technology Consultant Twitter & Pinterest @joelle_writes ADN @joelle http://www.joellewrites.com Melissa Techman School Librarian @ Albemarle County Public Schools, VA. Twitter & Pinterest: @mtechman http://mtechman.wordpress.com/
  • 3. Students as Authors: Connected Learning NWP, Online Study Space http://connect.nwp.org/online-learning-connected-learning/ Mimi Ito, DML Central Report 1st 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
  • 4. 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
  • 5. 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 mind Image via Instructables.com user sajusa99
  • 6. Quick & simple tools Piclits ● Piclits.com ● Drag words or type (freestyle). ● Useful for very short summaries or character description. Quick comprehension check.
  • 7. Quick and simple tools Bookr ● 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.
  • 8. Bookr 4th grader's 10 pg eBook made with Bookr
  • 9. Made with Book Creator
  • 10. Simple Book 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
  • 12. 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
  • 13. Pages
  • 15. iBooks Author 4th graders: History of Books and Libraries http://staffsites.caj.or.jp/ringulsrud/Classof2021/HistoryofBooks.pdf
  • 16. 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
  • 17. eBook Publishing Services Aerbook 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.
  • 18. 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
  • 20. 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.
  • 21. Connecting virtual & real worlds Mitch Resnick, in 1/29/13 TEDx "Let's teach kids to code"
  • 22. 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
  • 23. 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
  • 24. 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
  • 25. 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
  • 26. 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
  • 27. 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
  • 28. 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.