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Billy Gerchick

6 Ways to Publish Your Own Book - 3 views

  • Users are able to use Google Book Search (Beta), which puts your book content in Google’s search results.
  • Lulu allows you to create a variety of books, but also lets you develop digital media. These range from music and ringtones to videos and e-books. With Lulu, you can also scan and digitize your old books, albums, and photos
  • Softcovers start at $7.60
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  • To increase your search ranking, you are able to add subtitles, tags, categories, and descriptions
  • Softcovers start at $12.95
  • . Because CreateSpace is a subsidiary of Amazon, it’s easier and quicker to sell your book through Amazon
  • Standard B&W starts at $3.66 per book; Standard Color starts at $6.55. You can also upgrade to their Pro Plan, which is $39.00 per book. The Pro Plan allows you to keep more from each sale, and pay less when ordering copies.
  • Prices start at $0.045 per page and a $4 binding fee.
  • WeBook combines the joys of self publishing with social media. You are able to write a book alone or collaborate with other writers. The site provides an online text editor for you to write, and you are able to add images from image-hosting sites like Flickr, Photobucket, Picasa, etc.
Amanda Kenuam

Audio Books in the Classroom - 0 views

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    "special education, classroom, SPED, reading, digital books, children's books, audio books, math"
Fred Delventhal

OverDrive - digital eBooks, audiobooks, music & video for library, school & retail - 19 views

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    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."
Nik Peachey

Digital Tools for Teachers - 0 views

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    This book has been written and designed primarily with English language teachers in mind though the majority of the resources and tools contained in the book will have much wider use than just language teaching. The book contains more than 70 tools and resources and these have been hand picked because they represent a broad cross-section of what is at present available.
Fred Delventhal

Snapter - "Goodbye, scanner. Hello, digital camera." - 0 views

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    Use your digital camera as a mobile scanner to scan documents, business cards, whiteboards, and books. Snapter makes camera photos look like scanned documents!
Heather Hurley

Blio eReader - 6 views

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    The Blio eReader software is the new touchstone for the presentation of electronic books, magazines, and digital content. Its feature-rich design is perfect for today's power readers, who increasingly rely on digital content for work, leisure, and learning. The extensive Blio Bookstore was created in partnership with Baker & Taylor, the world's largest distributor of literary content and value-added services, and the world's largest publishers. Enjoy a vast selection of titles, with a superior, color reading experience on desktop PCs, netbooks, tablet PCs and mobile devices.
puzznbuzzus

How to Prepare Aptitude Test for Competitive Exams - 0 views

Practice as many questions before your assessment. The more psychometric aptitude test questions you practice the more your speed, accuracy and confidence will improve. Improving these factors will...

Aptitude Test Online

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Dean Mantz

ZooBurst - 14 views

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    Create your own 3D pop-up books for digital storytelling projects.
Jennifer Dorman

Grown Up Digital - 0 views

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    Newest book by Don Tapscott
Jennifer Dorman

Literacy Debate - Online, R U Really Reading? - Series - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    Terrific article about what literacy really means - books and periodicals, online reading, etc. "Some Web evangelists say children should be evaluated for their proficiency on the Internet just as they are tested on their print reading comprehension. Starting next year, some countries will participate in new international assessments of digital literacy, but the United States, for now, will not."
Tim Childers

FlipClips : Flip Books made from Your Digital Video Clips! - 0 views

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    Upload photos to create your own flip books.
Randy Rodgers

StoryJumper: create your own children's book. - 23 views

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    Wonderful tool for elementary digital storytelling.
Kathleen Gormley

Welcome to Fotobabble - Talking Photos - 15 views

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    Free site to narrate photos - registration required
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    Upload photos, record voice and share...free. Again, I see potential for publishing--could have book reviews, commentary and more on classroom webpage.
Dean Mantz

CG - 12 views

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    This is the book about bullying written by Kevin Honeycutt as part of his Bullying/Digital Citizenship presentations.
Fred Delventhal

Chi.mp - Content Hub and Identity Management Platform - 0 views

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    Welcome to chi.mp, the solution for managing your online identity. Bring your digital life together in one place that you own. * A FREE domain name, OpenID and Website * Rich profile with tiered privacy settings * Manage all of your contacts with the Ultimate Black Book * Import content and services from the Web * Publish and push your content * Export your contacts and content at any time * And so much more…
Helmut Reo

Zotero - Create a Digital Library, and Manage Citations and Bibliographies for Your Res... - 0 views

  • Introducing Zotero, free research software to collect, organize, manage, and share all kinds of information, including web pages, articles, research papers, multimedia, your own notes, and even complete books.
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Dean Mantz

Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction - NYTimes.com - 9 views

  • On YouTube, “you can get a whole story in six minutes,” he explains. “A book takes so long. I prefer the immediate gratification.
  • Researchers say the lure of these technologies
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  • I am trying to take back their attention from their BlackBerrys and video games,” he says. “To a degree, I’m using technology to do it
  • Last semester, his grade point average was 2.3 after a D-plus in English and an F in Algebra II. He got an A in film critique. “He’s a kid caught between two worlds,” said Mr. Reilly — one that is virtual and one with real-life demands.
Nik Peachey

Why ebooks should be cheaper and how to get my book for free - 0 views

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    In an effort to counteract this I would like to make my ebook Digital Video - A manual for language teachers freely available to anyone without the means to pay for it who is willing to help me with a little research project.
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