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"Check out the eBooks my students created using iBooks Author and published in Apple's iBookstore. We are so excited about these eBooks. All books are only available on the iPad for now. We truly believe that students will learn more when they realize that people from the global community value their work. As of today, we have had a combined total of 7500 books downloaded in 40+ different countries! Please support our efforts by downloading today and by spreading the news to your friends! We are trying to reach 10,000 downloads total!"

"An eBook is a downloadable, electronic file which can include digital text, hyperlinks, images, embedded audio and embedded video. Enhanced or multimedia eBooks can be "aggregated documents" including media elements created and saved earlier."

"riting books with or for young children supports literacy skills and creative thinking. Come to this session ready to learn new ways of making books and experience software programs and apps that educators, parents and children can use to produce e-books for viewing electronically. Attendees will learn about eBooks as well as several iOS apps that can be used to create custom eBooks that support and enhance the reading and writing process and content area knowledge. Be ready to create, design and publish your own e-publication and share it with others!"

"This is why I created a free ebook, Effective Mobile Learning: 50+ Quick Tips & Resources with helpful tips and several resources to help support this trend. One reason is because mobile devices are designed in a way that forces the teacher to give control to the learner. When we equip a classroom with iPads, iPods, small tablets, or cellphones the learning is literally put in the hands of the students. The teacher has to facilitate and walk around the room to manage the learning. Below are a list of 50+ Mobile Learning resources & growing!"

Mapping Media to the Curriculum is a website created by Wesley Fryer to accompany and support his eBook, "Playing with Media: simple ideas for powerful sharing." 

Website that catalogs and rates ebooks for kids

"I have learned a great deal about visual notetaking the past year as I've been working on my second eBook project, "Mapping Media to the Common Core: Vol I." Canadian educator Giulia Forsythe has been and continues to be inspirational to me. Rachel Smith's 18 minute TEDx talk, "Drawing in Class," has also been a big influence. Since I believe we should all "walk our talk," I resolved before the ISTE 2013 conference to try the suggestions of Giulia and Rachel at some of the conference sessions and create my own visual notes. Here are the results."

Course from Center for Literacy at the University of Akron

"Over 300 Pages Getting Started: iPads for Special Needs book has over 300 pages of information, How to's, etc. Read the Book Online for Free Getting access to the entire book online for FREE. Read Book Online For Free Over 240 Screenshots  Getting Started: iPads for Special Needs book has over 240 screenshots and photos!"

"McGraw-Hill, one of the more prominent textbook publishers, is looking to take digital textbooks to another level, announcing its new SmartBook for college students."

"Ourboox is the world's simplest free platform for creating amazing e-books. Create beautiful page-flipping digital books in minutes Embed video, music, animation, games, maps and more Share your books with friends and the world"

"This is an awesome example of what kids can do when they are properly motivated by a skilled teacher. This is an excellent interactive book! Great job and congratulations to all the seventh grade authors and their teacher!!!"

Wiki for his class

"This publication is an essential beginner's reference for teachers at all levels of primary and secondary schooling, inclusive of special needs, regular stream and gifted students, who are intending to use, or are currently using, iPads and other iOS devices (iPods, etc) to augment their lessons. "

"We are dedicated to delivering award-winning books so you can read and share beautiful stories with the children in your life. By giving you great books for young readers, our goal is to create memories that will last a lifetime. Books are the heart of We Give Books - books for reading and books for giving!"

"This book highlights Mrs. LaCrosse's fifth graders trip this fall to Stone Lab! Collaboratively written by the students, it is all them!" Local classroom

"igned Stories are multi-award-winning American Sign Language apps, accessible with narration, captions and music. They're perfect for deaf children and for children with autism and dyslexia. Boost literacy and language skills with inclusive animated stories, a vocabulary builder and interactive learning games."

"The Motivation Equation: Designing Lessons that Set Kids' Minds on Fire takes that work another big step. Using a lively multimedia platform, Cushman brings the actual work of teachers, the feedback of students, and the commentary of learning scientists to describe how-and why-high motivation and academic mastery develop in the classroom. Guided by an "actual adolescent brain" named Ned Cephalus, readers listen in as six case studies of highly effective curriculum and instruction unfold in diverse middle- and high-school settings. At a touch readers can access: Audio and video clips of students, teachers, and scientists Pop-up summaries of key research Live links to related information Downloadable worksheets for diagnosis and planning Chapter-end discussion prompts for teacher book study A lesson-study collegial protocol focused on motivation"

There is significant research available on the benefits of audiobooks for young people. Below is a lengthy annotated bibliography of articles and other resources lauding the effects of audiobooks on children.

"Whether you prefer your students to handwrite their stories and reports or type them up in Word or Google Docs, you can transform their work into a slick-looking flipbook using a free tool called FlipSnack."