FlipCon15 - Flipped Classroom Learning On The Go With iBooks

Thanks to everyone who attended my session at the 8th Annual Flipped Learning Conference held in East Lansing, Michigan on creating textbooks, long or short, for students using flipped classroom content created by yourself or curated from Creative Commons licensed resources.

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Session Description:
Are you interested in creating your own curriculum materials and developing an interactive textbook that combines flipped classroom content and creative commons licensed materials to create a personalized learning experience that students can take on the go with them and access on their iPads with or without wifi access? This session explores how to create interactive flipped content with a variety of free and low-cost tools that can then be easily imported into the free iBooks Author program to create and publish your own iBooks that can be downloaded onto the iPad. A variety of ways to use widgets, video, and interactive elements to enrich your text and make the learning experience more personalized, engaging, and interactive will be shared and demonstrated.


Shared Notes
Please contribute to the shared notes doc if you know of resources not included in this blog post.

iBook and eBook Creation Tools
iBooks Author - app for Mac computers
iBooks - iPad and Mac app for reading iBooks
Book Creator - iPad app and PC app

Creative Commons Licensed Images
Morgue File
Wylie Image Search
World Images
Animal Photos
The Noun Project
Google Images Advanced Search - Free to Use and Share

Video
Format - .mp4 file extension

Audio
Format - AAC  - .m4a file extension

Other Widget Creation Tools
Bookry - sign up for free account
BookWidgets
iAD Producer - free
Tumult Hype


File Types
iba - editable iBooks Author file
ibooks - finished book - cannot be edited

Distribution
Dropbox
Website
iTunes - with iTunes Producer
iTunes U

FlipCon15 Interactive Book Example
Sample book showing some of the interactivity that you can quickly create with iBooks Author, the standard iBooks Author widgets, and some of the Bookry widgets.
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Tap on the link above > Download > Direct download > No thanks, continue to download (at the bottom of the pop up window) > Open in "iBooks" (This won't appear until the book has downloaded to your iPad so there may be a short pause depending on your Internet connection.)

Great Example Available in iTunes iBooks Store
Uses iBooks Author widgets and widgets created with iAD Producer and Tumult Hype
Writing Tune-Ups: Adjectives & Opening Adjectives by Shawn Jacob, East Zeeland East High School

Mirroring iPad to Computer
You can mirror the screen of your iPad onto your computer, which can then be projected by using the Reflector app on your computer. This makes it easy to project your iPad for your students or for a presentation while still allowing you to move around the room.

FlipCon15 - Creating Flipped Lessons On And For The iPad Poster Session

Thanks to everyone who stopped by during the poster session today at the 8th Annual Flipped Learning Conference held in East Lansing, Michigan. I had some great conversations with a variety of educators who work at different educational levels and in a variety of job roles about apps and Web 2.0 websites for creating lessons and resources for students to use on the the iPad to learn with and to demonstrate their learning.

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Session Description:
An iPad is all your students have to work with – no problem! Learn how to use a dozen or so key apps on the iPad to build, create, annotate, narrate, record, curate, and deliver flipped learning lessons to maximize your students’ learning time with you and beyond the classroom walls. Create your content and build flexible interactive online self-guided lessons and content that deliver timely and informative feedback to students to improve their content retention and allow you to focus on hands-on or discussion-based learning in your face-to-face time with students. Use a variety of free and low cost apps and online tools to create your own iPad learning toolkit that can be used for all grade levels and for professional development courses too.

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More Resources
In addition to the crowd-sourced suggestions from the survey I sent out on Twitter, I've added a few more great tools that I use below. Some are free and some are paid apps that do something better/extra that is worth the cost.

iPad Apps for Creating Content for Lessons
Baiboard
Blogger
BookCreator
Doceri
Doodlecast Pro
EDpuzzzle
eduCanon
Educreations
Explain Everything
FlipGrid
GarageBand
Google Forms
iBooks
iMovie
iTunes U
Knowmia
QR Reader
Quizlet
Screen Chomp
ShowMe
Skitch
Stage Pro
ThingLink
TouchCast
Vimeo
VoiceThread
Voxer
Zaption
YouTube

Web 2.0 Websites for Creating Content for Lessons
Blogger
eduCanon
EDpuzzzle
Educreations
FlipGrid
Google Forms
iTunes U
Knovio
Padlet
QR Codes
Quizlet
Screencast-O-Matic
ShowMe
Sophia
Vimeo
VoiceThread
YouTube
Zaption

Mac Apps for Creating Content for Lessons
Camtasia
Doceri
GarageBand
iBooks Author
iMovie
Jing
QuickTime
Reflector
Screencast-O-Matic
Screenflow
Skitch

PC Apps for Creating Content for Lessons
Camtasia Studio
Jing
QuickTime
Reflector
Screencast-O-Matic

iPad Apps Students Can Use To Demonstrate Learning
Baiboard
Blogger
Book Creator
Doodlecast Pro
Educreations
Explain Everything
FlipGrid
Google Forms
iBooks
iMovie
iTunes U
Reflector
Screen Chomp
ShowMe
Skitch
Stage Pro
ThingLink
TouchCast
Vimeo
VoiceThread
Voxer
Zaption
YouTube

Web 2.0 Websites Students Can Use On The iPad To Demonstrate Learning
Blogger
Educreations
FlipGrid
Google Forms
Padlet
ShowMe
Vimeo
VoiceThread
Zaption
YouTube

FlipCon15 Poster Session Crowd-Sourced Results

In May I sent out a link to a survey on Twitter to crowd source apps and Web 2.0 websites teachers use to create flipped learning resources for students to use on iPads and that students can use to demonstrate their learning.

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The results are in! I believe as connected educators that we should always reach out to our colleagues and tap into the collective wisdom and experience of the group rather than trying to find all the answers ourselves. 

The Crowd-Sourced Results From Twitter:

iPad apps to create flipped learning resources like screencasts and videos, ebooks, and other resources for students to use on the iPad as part of instruction

Edpuzzle

Educreations

Explain Everything

Paper

Pinnacle

Plotagon

Screencast-O-matic

YouTube

Web 2.0 tools and websites to create flipped learning resources like screencasts and videos, ebooks, and other resources for your students to use on the iPad as part of instruction

Audacity

Classflow

EDpuzzle

Explain Everything

Google Drive

iMovie

One Drive

Screencast-O-matic

Teacher Tube

YouTube

TED Talks and TED Ed

Apple/Mac computer software applications to create flipped learning resources like screencasts and videos, ebooks, and other resources for your students to use on the iPad as part of instruction

EDpuzzle

iMovie

iMovie trailer maker

PC computer software applications to create flipped learning resources like screencasts and videos, ebooks, and other resources for your students to use on the iPad as part of instruction

Articulate Storyline

EDpuzzle

iPad apps students use to create flipped learning resources like screencasts and videos, ebooks, and other resources to demonstrate their learning

EDpuzzle

Educreations

iMovie

Web 2.0 tools and websites students use to create flipped learning resources like screencasts and videos, ebooks, and other resources to use on the iPad to demonstrate their learning

EDpuzzle

Thanks to everyone who took the survey and contributed to the results!

If you use other resources that are not listed above, please take the survey and I will continue to update the results on this blog.

FlipCon15 PreSession Work - Creating Flipped Lessons On and For the iPad

I will be presenting a poster session at the 8th Annual Flipped Learning Conference this summer on Creating Flipped Lessons On and For the iPad.

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Please share your expertise and help me crowd source some ideas about iOS apps, applications, and Web 2.0 tools that teachers use to create instructional lessons and materials for use on the students' iPads as well as iOS apps and Web 2.0 tools that students can use on the iPad to demonstrate their learning!

I don't know how many times I have been at a conference and heard that no one is smarter than the room.  Too often I think we try to recreate the wheel rather than tapping into the collective knowledge that already exists.

For one of my sessions at the upcoming FlipCon15 Conference, I would like to put the crowd sourcing concept into practice. Whether you will be going to FlipCon15 or not, if you have any experience with flipped learning or using iPads with students in the classroom, please take the short survey below and share your expertise.


FlipCon15 PreSession Work:
Please complete the following PreSession Work:
1. Complete the short survey below.
2. Think about which Web 2.0 tools, and applications teachers can use to create flipped instructional lessons and resources and which apps and Web 2.0 tools students can use to demonstrate their learning.

Crowd-sourced results from survey and tutorial videos will be shared during session at FlipCon15. Bring an iPad and come prepared to discuss apps and share ideas! 

If you are not attending FlipCon15, you can check back on this blog later for links to results spreadsheet and tutorial videos.

FlipCon15 PreSession Work - Flipped Learning On The Go With iBooks

I will be presenting at the 8th Annual Flipped Learning Conference this summer on Flipped Learning On The Go With iBooks.

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PreSession Work:
If you will be joining me for my session, please complete the following PreSession Work:
1. Complete the short survey below
2. Read the articles linked below
3. Gather resources for iBook creation





2. Read the article "Paper Books vs. iBooks -- An Overhyped Debate? - https://edtechdigest.wordpress.com/2012/05/29/paper-books-vs-ibooks-an-overhyped-debate/
and
Read the article "Paper Books vs. iBooks & Kindle Books" - http://www.imore.com/paper-books-ibooks-kindle-books

3. Gather resources to get started creating an iBook:

• 10-12 copyright-friendly images
• Text you authored or copyright-friendly text
• Copyright-friendly video

Looking forward to meeting you at FlipCon15!

I'm Presenting At FlipCon15

I am honored to have been selected to present both a session and a poster session at FlipCon15!

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The 8th Annual Flipped Learning Conference will be held in East Lansing, Michigan this year on the campus of Michigan State University.

I will be presenting on Flipped Learning On The Go With iBooks and my poster presentation will be Creating Flipped Lessons On And For The iPad.