Summary: In this episode we talk about digital textbooks including the benefits, challenges, and resources for moving away from printed textbooks, with a focus on alternatives to commercial products including free, open-source digital textbooks, teacher-made textbooks, and student-made textbooks.
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Hosts
- Sean Beavers - sean@soita.org
- Eric Curts - www.ericcurts.com
- Eric Griffith - eric.s.griffith@gmail.com
- Gregg Alpert - CK-12 Foundation - http://www.ck12.org - gregg@ck12.org
- Garth Holman - Beachwood Schools - http://www.teachersfortomorrow.net - Garth@teachersfortomorrow.net
- Michael Pennington - Chardon Local Schools - http://www.teachersfortomorrow.net - Mike@teachersfortomorrow.net
- Ryan Collins - Technology Coordinator for Kenton City Schools - http://ryancollins.org - mrcollins@ryancollins.org
- Google Apps for Education Ohio Summit - May 10th at the Columbus Convention Center. Featuring hands-on labs, national speakers, representatives from Google, exhibitors, and Ohio educators sharing their experiences. Registration is now open: Link. Call for presenters open: Link.
- Sean: Greplin - Search through all of your online content collectively from Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Contacts, Google Reader, Twitter, Facebook, and many more. Free iOS app and Chrome Extension will allow you to access your Greplin content anywhere. Link
- Eric C: Lucidchart - Free online concept web tool, similar to Inspiration and Kidspiration. Also integrates with Google Apps. Main site - http://www.lucidchart.com/, Google Apps for Ed install - Link
- Eric G: YouTube EDU - YouTube for Schools provides schools access to hundreds of thousands of free educational videos from YouTube EDU. These videos come from well-known organizations like Stanford, PBS and TED as well as from up-and-coming YouTube partners with millions of views, like Khan Academy, Steve Spangler Science and Numberphile. - Link
- Gregg A: CK-12 beta (ck12.org) and Edsurge beta (edsurge.com)
Useful Links:
Examples:
- CK-12 - http://www.ck12.org, Video, Tutorials, FAQ
- Student created digital History textbook - http://dgh.wikispaces.com/home
- Apple's iPad Textbooks Cost 5x More Than Print - Link
- How to Create Your Own Textbook — With or Without Apple - Link
- The Present and Future of Digital Textbooks - Link
- iPads vs. Textbooks Infographic - Link
- 2 New Platforms Offer Alternatives to Apple’s Textbook-Authoring Software - Link
- How to Write Your First Book in iBooks Author - Link
- Twitter - http://twitter.com and good education hashtags (link, link, link) and good people to follow (link)
- Google+ - https://plus.google.com
- Video site - Youtube, TeacherTube, Kahn Academy, etc.
- Develop your Personal Learning Network (PLN) - webinar
- Delicious - http://www.delicious.com
- Diigo - http://www.diigo.com
- Evernote - http://www.evernote.com
- Google Docs - https://docs.google.com
- Screen recording tools - Camtasia, Camstudio, Screencast-O-Matic, etc.
- Calibre e-book management - http://calibre-ebook.com
- CK-12 - http://www.ck12.org
- Live Binders - http://livebinders.com
- Google Sites - https://sites.google.com
- Google Docs - https://docs.google.com
- Wikispaces - http://www.wikispaces.com
- LMS / CMS options - Edmodo, Schoology, Moodle, itsLearning, Wordpress, etc.
- iBooks Author - http://www.apple.com/ibooks-author
- Book Creator for iPad (iOS) - Link
- iBookcreator - (iOS) - Link
- Creative Book Builder (iOS) - Link - Can load from Google Docs for content, can load .ePub
- Wikipedia Book Creator - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Book
- Anthologize (Wordpress Plugin) - http://anthologize.org
- Date: March 24, 2012 - Topic: Google Chromebooks