ZooBurst is a digital storytelling tool that is designed to let anyone easily create their own customized 3D pop-up books. Click on some of the pictures below to check out books created by members of the ZooBurst community. If you have a username and password you can log in and create your own books using the 'Login' link at the top right side of the screen.
Kids' Letters to President Obama
Would you like to see your letter to President Barack Obama published in a book?
If you are between the ages of 5 and 15, you can write a letter to President Obama that will be published in a book by Random House.
The book is Kids' Letters to President Obama, edited by Bill Adler.
first book, Google Docs for Kids, focuses on word processing skills through instruction, guided practice and assessments. Click on my Google Docs for Kids page for information about this book. The other books in the series are expected to be available Spring 2013.
This year, after having amassed a collection of more than 20,000 books, officials at the pristine campus about 90 minutes west of Boston have decided the 144-year-old school no longer needs a traditional library. The academy's administrators have decided to discard all their books and have given away half of what stocked their sprawling stacks - the classics, novels, poetry, biographies, tomes on every subject from the humanities to the sciences. The future, they believe, is digital.
Now supports ePub books from the library!!!!
"Download OverDrive Media Console v2.0 for Android or iPhone today!
* Read Adobe® EPUB ebooks.
* Find libraries using the new 'Get books' feature.
* Listen to MP3 Audiobooks.
Choose OverDrive Media Console for your computer or mobile device…
* Download content on your Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, or Windows Mobile device.
* Play audiobooks on Mac & Windows (plus music & video on Windows).
* Burn audio to CD on Windows & Mac.
* Transfer titles from Windows & Mac to most devices."
Mac OS X Lion includes an Auttomator action, named Text to EPUB File, that is designed to make it very easy to convert selected text or text documents into EPUB books, ideal for transferring to iPads and iPhones. Additionally, the created EPUB books can include images, MPEG audio, or MPEG video files.
"Enter technology. Technology can help bring some excitement and creativity to the traditional book report while still displaying students understanding of reading."
