Check out the eBooks my students created using iBooks Author and published in Apple's iBookstore. We are so excited about these eBooks. All books are only available on the iPad for now. We truly believe that students will learn more when they realize that people from the global community value their work. As of today, we have had a combined total of more than 10,000 books downloaded in 48+ different countries!
Some of the books are also available for viewing at www.epubbud.com
Thank You!
Free iBooks Written By Students
Social Skills Volume 1
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Social Skills Volume 1 is our first attempt at writing an iBook using software other than iBooks Author. We decided to use the Book Creator app. This app is extremely easy to use and a lot of fun. There were three 4th grade autistic kids who wrote this eBook. The teacher and boys decided they needed to work on social skills. Their lessons learned are presented in this eBook. Enjoy! This iBook is available for iPhone, iPod and iPad.
May We Suggest...?
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, then how much are a thousand words worth?
Mr. Schillig's freshman classes decided to find out by writing book reviews and filming brief book talks. While most students stayed will under one thousand words, they did gain experience in reviewing and analyzing popular fiction.
We learned along the way. For example, it wasn't until after filming was finished that we discovered how one mouse click reverses images in Photo Booth so that our books wouldn't appear backwards. Next time.
We hope you enjoy the reviews. More importantly, we hope you find new books and authors to explore.
Thanks for reading.
Chris Schillig
Mr. Schillig's freshman classes decided to find out by writing book reviews and filming brief book talks. While most students stayed will under one thousand words, they did gain experience in reviewing and analyzing popular fiction.
We learned along the way. For example, it wasn't until after filming was finished that we discovered how one mouse click reverses images in Photo Booth so that our books wouldn't appear backwards. Next time.
We hope you enjoy the reviews. More importantly, we hope you find new books and authors to explore.
Thanks for reading.
Chris Schillig
Canterbury Remixed
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After reading Chaucer’s prologue to The Canterbury Tales and two of the stories themselves, The Pardoner’s Tale and The Wife of Bath’s Tale, students in my Advanced Placement English class tried their hands at modernizing the work. Click HERE to read this eBook in your web browser.
It Was A Dark And Stormy Classroom
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This is the first eBook created and published by the freshman class at Alliance High School. Please download our eBook by clicking on the picture. The book is available for iPad. If you would like to read our eBook in your web browser, click HERE.
Math Our Way
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Our newest eBook is actually a textbook demonstrating what kids learned this year in math. It has only been in the iBookstore since June 9th. It has been downloaded 5000+ times. It has also been downloaded in 47 different countries. We hope that all readers enjoy this book and learn a lot about math. This book and the others we created truly demonstrate the power of global thinking in education.
5th Grade: Reflections On Our Year
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Our second eBook has only been out for a short time. It has already been downloaded over 265 times in 47 different countries. This book was designed to show the students' reflections on their year. It is not a story book, rather reactions to each student's year.
The Two Kids And Desert Town
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This was our first eBook created using Apple's iBooks Author program. We have had this eBook downloaded over 3743 times in 47Cl different countries.
Paid iBooks Written By Me
The Crazy Family Dogs
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This was my test iBook. I created this myself as a funny poetry book. It costs $0.99 in the Apple iBookstore. As soon as I made this book I realized that charging for money would not work really well for a school setting. That's why all our student iBooks are free. This book has not made me a millionaire by any means. If you are looking for a silly book of poetry, this is your book.
ePubBud.com Books
Essays On Child Labor
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Mr. Shively's class wrote this book about child labor based on the pictures. This book is only available on ePubBud.com. Click on the picture to read the book.
