Test d'iBooks Author Sorte de mélange entre Pages (15,99 €), Keynote (15,99 €) et iWeb, iBooks Author [1.0 – Français – Gratuit – OS X 10.7 – 136 Mo – iTunes S.a.r.l.] est une nouvelle application destinée à créer des livres électroniques interactifs en WYSIWYG. Est-il aussi facile à utiliser qu'Apple le prétend ? Permet-il de créer des livres réellement riches et interactifs ? S'il est puissant, mais gratuit, a-t-il quelque chose à cacher ? NB : ce test ne couvre que quelques aspects d'iBooks Author. Étude de cas : la création d'une « histoire d'Apple » Avec OS X Lion : premiers pas et iOS 5 : premiers pas, nous avons eu l'occasion de mettre en page plusieurs livres numériques. Un de nos ouvrages dans Sigil. Et force est de constater qu'Apple a très bien conçu son outil : sorte de Pages dopé, c'est un véritable petit logiciel de PAO facilitant considérablement la création et la mise en page d'un livre électronique. Importation d'un document Word : iBA converti et applique le bon style à chaque section.
iBooks Author hands-on: making textbooks in the 21st century Alright, I just fired up iBooks Author, which is a free download from the Mac App Store. It installed quickly, and after selecting a template I was editing my first-textbook in moments. The single-window interface is just like any other modern iWorks app, and Apple isn't offering it for free for lack of features. Like Josh mentioned in the liveblog, the app is a mix of Keynote and Pages, with drag and drop layout tools and a sidebar of "slides" representing the table of contents. Of course, the app isn't exactly designed for your mom to publish a interactive textbook of her vacation: while some aspects are a breeze, there's no WYSIWYG to build 3D objects from scratch or code HTML5 elements, you'll have to do that externally. Also worth noting: nothing in this tool makes you automatically an expert on any educational topic. iBooks Author hands-on Previous Next View full Gallery Related Items textbooks apple iwork textbook ibooks ibooks 2 ibooks author ibook
iBooks Author, héritier d'HyperCard Les iBooks nouvelle édition ont un petit air de déjà vu. Ils ont beaucoup pour rappeler les CD-ROMs encyclopédiques et culturels de l'apogée du multimédia. Tué par internet, le CD-ROM multimédia avait lancé toute une industrie qui n'aura vraiment vécu qu'une petite décennie. Des encyclopédies telles qu'Encarta, mais également des titres plus ou moins spécialisés tels que le Louvre ou La Leçon d'Anatomie, ou de véritables ovnis comme Xplora et Eve de Peter Gabriel, ou Le Livre de Lulu de Roman Victor-Pujebet : ces œuvres étaient au numérique ce que le "beau livre" était à l'édition. Une spécificité propre au marché français, (et au média lui-même d'ailleurs, la catégorie — l'alibi?— "culturel" n'existant ni pour le livre, ni pour les films), d'ailleurs saisie par les éditeurs traditionnels tels que Gallimard ou Flammarion, les autres pays se contentant des encyclopédies ou du ludo-éducatif. Une révolution lancée par Apple La deuxième vie du CD-ROM
How iBooks Author Stacks Up to the Competition [CHART] With the announcement of iBooks Author last week, the world of self-publishing seemed to open up a little wider, especially for authors looking for an easy way to format and distribute their own content. At the same time, people raised concerns about the content restrictions of the iBooks Author tool. According to the contract in iBooks Author, books that writers charge for through the iBooks 2 store are subject to fees, which isn't new — iTunes does the same thing with apps in the App Store. Still, self-publishing holds potential for many authors, especially now that 29% of U.S. adults own some kind of tablet or ereader. If you are a writer who wants to take try the self-publishing route, we've assembled a comprehensive chart of all the potential tools available to you, as well as their prices and anything else you may need to know. Are you an ebook publisher using something that didn't make the list?
iBooks 2, iBooks Author, iTunes U : l'iPad dans toutes les salles de classe Une conférence de presse à New York, présentée par Phil Schiller : ce keynote n'était pas tout à fait ordinaire pour Apple. Dédié à l'éducation, secteur privilégié d'Apple, il a été le théâtre de la présentation d'iBooks 2, iBooks Author et iTunes U transformé en une application, un écosystème complet pour tenter d'imposer l'iPad dans les salles de classe et les amphis. Répondre aux problèmes du système éducatif américain Apple s'est de tout temps sentie investie d'un mandat éducatif : Steve Wozniak distribuait des Apple II dans les écoles de son quartier et a un temps été professeur, Steve Jobs a construit NeXT et reconstruit Apple comme des sociétés travaillant de manière très étroite avec les acteurs du monde éducatif. La présentation de Phil Schiller a donc logiquement commencé par un état des lieux du système éducatif primaire et secondaire américain, tout autant décrié que son système universitaire est admiré. C'est là que les éditeurs entrent en jeu. Images The Verge
Reading Like A Historian The Reading Like a Historian curriculum engages students in historical inquiry. Each lesson revolves around a central historical question and features sets of primary documents designed for groups of students with diverse reading skills and abilities. This curriculum teaches students how to investigate historical questions by employing reading strategies such as sourcing, contextualizing, corroborating, and close reading. Instead of memorizing historical facts, students evaluate the trustworthiness of multiple perspectives on historical issues. How do I use these lessons in my classroom? The 91 lessons in the U.S. curriculum, 41 lessons of the world curriculum, and the 5 lessons in the introduction to historical thinking unit can be taught in succession. 1) Establish relevant background knowledge and pose the central historical question. *Note: United Streaming requires a subscription to Discovery Education. 3) Whole-class discussion about a central historical question. Of course!
Home—Survey of Multimodal Pedagogies in Writing Programs Data from the CCCC-Sponsored "Survey of Multimodal Pedagogies in Writing Programs" This website accompanies an article appearing in the print version of Composition Studies entitled “Integrating Multimodality in Composition Curricula: Survey Methodology and Results from a CCCC Research Initiative Grant.” In that article the author-researchers listed below provided methodologies and outcomes of a national survey conducted in 2005 to discover how instructors use multimodal composition practices in their writing classrooms and research. The data provided here includes all of the respondents’ answers to the 141-question survey, the original of which is linked in the Home icon above. We provide this raw data (having removed the answers that were personally identifying for respondents) so that other researchers can follow up on this work in ways useful and suitable to their own institutions and needs.
Top Ten Group Work Strategies If I am continually vexed by any one question in education it is ‘how can we enhance student motivation?‘ Of course, I do not have the answer, and if there is one it is multi-faceted, complex and, frankly, not going to be solved in this blog post! From my position as a classroom teacher, I am always on the look out for those strategies that create a state when students are motivated and in their element, where they work furiously without even realising they are doing so, without realising the clock is ticking down to the end of the lesson. There is no better compliment than when students question how long there is left and express genuine surprise at how fast time has passed, and that they have actually enjoyed that lesson! My, admittedly non-scientific, observations are that many of the times students are in ‘flow‘, or their element, in my lessons is when they are collaborating in group work. Why is this then? Don’t get me wrong, there are pitfalls and obstacles to group work. 1. 2.
eng102branscomb - Multimodal Essay Multimodal Essay Your third major writing project will be a multimodal (i.e., print, audio, and video) essay in the form of either a powerpoint (note the small "p") slideshow with audio, a video, or some combination of them. It is designed to allow you to display your knowledge and research in a multimedia format: you should use graphics, photos, embedded audio and video and whatever else you need to develop your position. Your essay should be very narrow in scope, must wrestle with various positions and points of view, and must include cited sources (i.e., research). Use PowerPoint, Keynote, iMovie, Windows MovieMaker, Garageband, or any other software that will help you.Dates Due: Storyboard due Sunday, February 19, at 11:59 p.m.; Rough Draft due Sunday, February 26, at 11:59 p.m.; Final Draft due Sunday, MArch 4, at 11:59 p.m. Specific Requirements: You must complete a storyboard for your project one week before the rough draft is due. Submission: Grading: Required Readings:
Digital Essays | English 109S: Digital Writing (Spring 2011) Sam Alexander, The New York Times: Adopting to the Digital World (WordPress) Margaret Baughman, Generation Start Up (WordPress) William Brody, The Blue Divide: An Account of the Greatest Rivalry in Sports (WordPress) Celeste Clipp, Clipp Wisdom (PowerPoint) Chelsea Jones, The Stressor of Fitting In at Duke (Blogger) Chris Keith, The Biggest Failing of the Biggest Loser: The Impact on Overweight Viewers (Prezi) Christie Klauberg, focusedistraction: Running a Marathon—the Physical and the Mental (WordPress) Peiying Li, Flyering@Duke: Overview & Tips for Success (Wix) Molly Mack, Durham: From Tobacco to Tomatoes (WordPress) Ellen Moeller, The Girls Club: A Face to Know, A Place to Grow (Prezi) Christina Peña, “An Oasis of Deabauchery”? Sam Sunmonu, Musically Minded: Producing Music in the 21st Century (WordPress) Britt Walden, Mock Trial Duke Style (WordPress) Tina Wu, The Digital Age and Early Education (PowerPoint) Bessie Zhang, La Joie de Vivre: My Sweet (and Savory) Life in Paris (Word)
FLC-PPT-Plus - Multimodal Essay Your second major writing project will be a multimodal (i.e., print, audio, and video) essay in the form of either a powerpoint (note the small "p") slideshow with audio, a video, a podcast, or some combination of them. It is designed to allow you to display your knowledge and research in a multimedia format: you should use graphics, photos, embedded audio and video and whatever else you need to develop your position. The topic is currently TBA (check back later); it should be very narrow in scope, must wrestle with various positions and points of view, and must include cited sources (i.e., research). Use PowerPoint, Keynote, iMovie, Windows MovieMaker, Garageband, Jaycut.com, or any other software that will help you.Dates Due: Storyboard due TAB at 11:59 p.m.; Rough Draft due TBA at 11:59 p.m.; Final Draft due TBA, at 11:59 p.m. Slideshow (powerpoint) Other Tools Specific Requirements: You must complete a storyboard for your project one week before the rough draft is due. Submission:
51 Education Podcasts For The 21st Century Teacher Maybe you don’t have time to sit down and sift through the latest education blogs for ideas and inspiration. If the thought of trying to carve out more hours in your day leaves you feeling overwhelmed, this list is for you. Podcasts are a great way to get information when you’re driving in your car, making dinner at home, or waiting at the DMV to renew your license. Podcasts don’t force you to find more time in your day; they give you the opportunity to capitalize on all the dead time that already exists in your day by simply downloading the .mp3 or syncing a podcast to your iTunes account on your smartphone. Even though podcasts have been around awhile, a lot of people still don’t utilize the hundreds of free podcasts available on the Internet. Now is a great time to start. Below are 51 educational podcasts you should look consider. 51 Education Podcasts For The 21st Century Teacher 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.
Course Overview - Learning Creative Learning Course Syllabus The Syllabus for Spring 2014 is a work in progress. You can find the 2013 syllabus here. 1 - Creative Learning (18 March 2014) Storytellers: Mitch Resnick, Natalie Rusk, Philipp Schmidt Readings: Activity: Read Seymour Papert’s essay on Gears of My Childhood and write about an object from your childhood that interested and influenced you. 2 - Projects (25 March) Storytellers: Mitch Resnick, Natalie Rusk, Joren Lauwers Natalie Rusk, Mitch Resnick, Robbie Berg, & Margaret Pezalla-Granlund (2008). Create a Scratch project about things you like to do. 3 - Passion (1 April) Storytellers: Mitch Resnick, Natalie Rusk, Jackie Gonzalez, Jaleesa Trapp Visit a local creative learning space, and discuss how it supports creative learning experiences. Projects - What kinds of projects are people working on? 4 - Peers (8 April) Storytellers: Philipp Schmidt, Kristen Swanson, Bekka Kahn, and Delia Browne Philipp Schmidt: The Great Peer Learning Pyramid Scheme. 5 - Play (15 April)
Strategies for Online Teaching Online teaching is increasingly common at many types of higher education institutions, ranging from hybrid courses that offer a combination of in-person and online instruction, to fully online experiences and distance learning. The following resources provide guidelines for creating an online course, best practices for teaching online, and strategies for assessing the quality of online education. CRLT Occasional Paper #18: Online Teaching (Zhu, Dezure, & Payette, 2003) This paper explores key questions to consider when planning an online course and provides guidelines for effective instructional practices. Instructional Design (Illinois Online Network) An ever-changing collection of articles related to teaching online (including Tip of the Month), basic resources, and spotlight issues. The site provides a summary of instructional strategies for online course. Teaching College Courses Online vs.