Professional learning resource created by Lezlie Harris for K-12 teachers learning how to use UDL Book Builder. It was created using Google Docs. Here is the public link. https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=df9n34bf_1334fvg942md

1. UDL Book Builder for Teachers
Presentation by: Lezlie Harris
Image sources: Cast UDL

2. Begin by creating an account at
http://bookbuilder.cast.org/

3. Be sure to use your school email so
that you can click the verification
email they send.

4. After clicking the verification link
sent in the email, you are ready
to log on.

5. Click on the "Create and Edit My
Books" link to begin.

6. Click on the
"Start a New Book" link.

7. This information will help others find your book in a search if
you decide to publish it to the library.
Note: I usually choose landscape format because it is
easier to view on the active board.

8. Choose up to 3 coaches to ask
the reader questions about
each page.

9. Don't forget to save.

10. Start by choosing this page's
layout. We'll begin with the title
page.

11. Click to add text for the title.

12. Type your words in the
WYSIWYG editor. Don't forget
to save.

13. A picture is worth
a thousand words! Look for
the camera icon.

14. Upload pictures by browsing through
the files on your computer. Double
click to choose a file. Then click the
upload button.

15. Upload sound files of you reading the words
by clicking here. Look for the speaker icon.

16. Been there ... done that. Browse
and upload mp3 sound files of
you reading each page.

17. I use Audacity and the lame encoder to record my
sound files. Technology can help you load this free
application on your computer.

18. Guide reading using up to 3 coaches.

20. Type more pages by adding pages before or after.
Hint: If you add a Table of Contents Layout to the second
page, the words will come from the pages where you
choose to add words in the Table of Contents editor box.

21. When you
are
finished,
just click
publish at
the bottom
of the
screen.

22. Of course,
they will
second-
guess your
decision. If
you want to
edit the
book later,
you can.

23. There are two ways to create a
glossary.
1. While typing text on each page,
highlight a word and then click the book
icon.

24. The default is "Add word to glossary list to be defined later.
Choose that and save.

25. Click this tab at the top of the page to
add definitions to the words you have
highlighted and included in the
glossary.

26. Now just click edit to add a definition.
The second way to create a glossary is to make it first. Do
this by clicking the "Add New Glossary Term" icon.

28. Definitions can include links
to websites.

31. After saving each book, choose
to share or publish.

32. Share by email.

33. Publish to the world.

34. Download to keep forever.