Curating+the+Web+Using+iBooks+Author

=**XXX Training Agenda **=


 * == Course Title: == || ==iLearnNYC: Curating the Web using iBooks Author== ||
 * == Additional Info: == || * **Please bring your own DOE laptop device to the training session (Mac is required)**
 * **Lunch will not be served** ||
 * == Course Creator: == || Joseph Iacono ||
 * == Course Instructor: == || Joseph Iacono ||
 * == Course Goal(s): == || To utilize iBooks Author as a tool for creation and curating content ||
 * == Course Objectives: == || **As result of this training, participants will be able to:**


 * To understand the relationship between iBooks app and iBooks Author
 * To successfully navigate and use the tools of the iBooks Author ecosystem ||
 * == Prerequisite Training: == || **Before attending this training, participants must have completed:**

Participants will need:

 * Apple Computer running OSX 10.7 (Lion) or later
 * iBooks Author software (Available from the Mac App store)
 * iPad
 * iBooks App (Available on iPads and OSX Mavericks) ||
 * = __Session__ __Agenda__: =

In this workshop we will spend one hour getting familiar with iBooks Author. This free software, available for any Apple computer running OSX 10.7 (Lion) or later allows users to create digital interactive books to be read on iPads using the iBooks native app.

With iBooks Author, you and your students can fulfill your potential as publishing authors. Not only can you create interactive multi-touch textbooks, but your students can create their own books, included embedded images, movies, audio clips, and links to the Internet

Welcome and Introductions


 * Reviewing the Intro to iBooks Book
 * Presenting an iBook created using iBooks Author (My Children)
 * [|Apple Textbook Announcement]

Creating an iBook


 * Choosing a Theme
 * Adding Text
 * Adding Images & Video
 * Inserting Hyperlinks
 * Adding Glossary Terms
 * Preview & Publish

Previewing your text via iPad


 * Exporting as .ibooks or PDF files
 * PDF will export as plain Flat books while .ibooks provides the interactivity

Curricular Ideas

How might you use this software as part of your work? ||
 * == Course Resources: == || Additional Resources

25 iBooks Author Tutorials - Youtube

[|7 Reasons to Learn iBooks Author Now – THE Journal]

[|iBooks Author Tips and Tricks - Apple Support]

Publishing with iBooks Author - Free eBook ||
 * == Course Evaluation: == || ====Please take time to complete the iLearnNYC professional development survey. Your feedback is important to us.==== ||