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is magazine is the official magazine for ECIS (European Council of International Schools) members and reflects the diversity and professionalism of international educators; written by teachers and administrators of international schools it is published three times a year and received by schools in 157 countries, catering for students aged two to 19 years.
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There are numerous sites that are now offering Tutorials and how-to guides for creating ebooks in iBook Author. As teachers are now comfortable with the idea of creating their own e-textbooks more and more people are looking for resources to learn how to build touch enabled books that take full advantage of the iPad capabilities. Inserting video and high resolution photographs is one thing but how about inserting 3D manipulatives and models that are touch sensitive. Here is a list of some of the resources online. If you know of other good ones please add them in the comments section and we will update the list.
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