Book Creator webinars
We want you to get the most out of Book Creator.
These webinars will be informal, hands-on and interactive. You'll have the chance to learn from Book Creator's Teacher Success Manager, Jon Smith, and ask him anything!
So, let's get started with Book Creator. Click on a link in the calendar below to register for a webinar.
Your host: Jon Smith, Teacher Success Manager
Jon is here to help teachers and students get the most out of Book Creator, drawing on 19 years as a special education teacher and technology integration specialist.
Webinar archive
View our archived webinars below, or on our YouTube playlist.
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What's New: It's Time to Power Up Book Creator!7 February, 2022Say hello to Book Creator's very own App store! Take Book Creator to the next level and bring the best features of apps together to create content that you and your students will be proud to share. Hear from Jon and Catherine as they walk through what these new integrations are and draw inspiration on how you can use them to bring your classroom to life. With endless combinations and ideas, we are so excited to see what you all create.
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Social Studies and Book Creator: Project Ideas19 November, 2021In this session with Monica Burns, you will hear project ideas for social studies classrooms you can tailor to any grade level or unit of study. Dive into lesson ideas for bringing history and geography to life and explore ways to have students create and collaborate in the social studies classroom which you can implement immediately.
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Empower Every Learner to Have a Voice with Book Creator10 November, 2021In this webinar, we will showcase Book Creator’s various accessibility features which help to promote inclusion and support learner variability. You will also hear real classroom stories from two Special Education Teachers, Wendy Torres and Khalilah Summers as they explore the reasons why Book Creator makes a great choice for diverse learning environments. If you’re looking for creative ideas to help all your students find their voice and PMC, then look no further!
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Inspire, Create & Celebrate: 6 Steps to turn your LLC into a place where students want to be!28 October, 2021We believe the Library Learning Commons is the "heart" of the school. The school library today is much more than a place where students go to sign out books, it's a place where students can seek inspiration and unleash their creativity. If you agree with this, and want to learn how to transform your LLC into a place where rich learning happens, then this webinar is for you! Mira Campbell has more than 14 years of experience. She is a Teacher Librarian and Special Education Teacher at FH Miller Jr. PS, Toronto. Join her as she reveals the 6 steps behind some of her most successful school projects. You'll come away with actionable tips that you can use in your teaching.
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How to Encourage Digital Citizenship in the Creative Classroom21 October, 2021As technology integration increases, it is critical to promote and teach digital citizenship to students on a daily basis. In this session, you will explore fun lesson ideas and creative activity books written by Common Sense Education in line with their curriculum. You will also hear real classroom examples of digital citizenship in action which will inspire your students to be safe, responsible and respectful online.
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Empowering our Learners: Using Book Creator to create a one-page profile14 October, 2021In this special webinar, we are joined by the team at Empower the Learner, with whom we have worked to create a specially designed template book in Book Creator. This FREE template will help guide you and your learners to identify who they are, how they learn and what they aspire to be, packaged into a 1-page profile that learners can use to be advocates for their own learning.
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Using Emojis with Students in Book Creator7 October, 2021This session with Monica Burns will provide an overview of how to use emojis to help students represent their learning in every subject area. Discover why emojis have a place in the classroom, activities you can tailor to different content areas and how to use emojis within Book Creator.
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Foster SEL and Global Collaboration with Book Creator and Empatico29 September, 2021In this collaborative webinar, we have teamed up with Empatico, a free tool for educators which connects classrooms around the world. Join us as we explore the connections between social-emotional learning and global collaborations. Discover creative ways to support SEL through fun activity books and lesson ideas and learn how you can get involved in Empatico's new program!
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Creating Journals and Digital Portfolios in Book Creator28 September, 2021In this webinar with Monica Burns, you will explore how to create journals to use throughout the school year and digital portfolios to celebrate student work. Discover the differences between journals and portfolios, ways to share work published online and structures and routines for reflections.
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Back to School with Book Creator13 August, 2021It's that time of year again. It's back to school. In this session with Jon, you will discover ideas to create engaging work to start the new year as well as our new template books to empower your students. Hear how to clean up your library and other tips to get the most out of your Book Creator account!
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Creative Digital Citizenship Activities with Book Creator11 August, 2021In this session, Monica Burns will show you how to use Book Creator to help students explore and apply a variety of digital citizenship skills. Dive into resources and creative activities for students drawing on the expertise at ISTE and Common Sense Education. You will also hear real classroom examples of digital citizenship in action to add to your ideas list.
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Favourite Apps to Use with Book Creator22 July, 2021Come join Monica Burns in this special session to explore favourite apps that allow students to create content on other platforms and feature it in their Book Creator ebooks. Hear an overview of these favourite apps, the steps for embedding content in as well as lesson ideas across the content area too!
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Ambassador Showcase Special #220 July, 2021In this second Ambassador session we are joined by 3 more of our existing Ambassadors - Jon Samuel (UK), Daren White (UK) and Tarja Tolonen (FIN). Hear about their Book Creator Ambassador experience, how they've used Book Creator in their classroom and gather tips and tricks for the application process.
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Ambassador Showcase Special #18 July, 2021In this session we are joined by 3 of our existing Ambassadors - Caroline Boudreau (CAN), Beth Campbell (USA) and Lorraine Kasyan (USA). Hear about their Book Creator Ambassador experience, how they've used Book Creator in their classroom and gather tips and tricks for the application process.
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Update ALERT: Level Up your Published Books using Analytics and Remixing7 July, 2021In this session we will explore what is new in Book Creator! Ever wanted to share your book for other teachers to use? Well now you can with remixing! Looking to boost engagement and motivation in your classroom? Take a look at analytics on your published books and see what fun things you can learn from them.
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How to Use Book Creator for Professional Learning Opportunities17 June, 2021Join Monica Burns as she guides you through the various online learning opportunities we offer and how these can help develop and encourage personal growth. She'll explore examples of how you can deepen your understanding, skills of enquiry and reflective techniques all by using our simple, but powerful, tool.
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Teach your Teachers Book Creator26 May, 2021Want to deliver PD on Book Creator at your school or district but don't know where to start? Don't worry, we are here to support you on that journey! In this session, Jon will walk you through his training session and provide resources so you feel comfortable and ready to run your own.
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Collaborative Classrooms: Interactive Webinar to Explore Collaboration in Book Creator20 May, 2021In this session, Monica Burns will showcase how you can easily use Book Creator to foster collaboration in your classroom to boost engagement and develop higher-level thinking.
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Fun Activities to Celebrate the End of the School Year12 May, 2021The end of the school year is fast approaching and with that comes a sigh of relief for a much-needed break for teachers as well as students. Join us as we explore fun activities like our Activity Book, SEL Books and Yearbook templates which you can all take away to use immediately with your students!
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Using Book Creator for STEAM29 April, 2021STEAM-based learning has become increasingly important to help students guide enquiry, problem solve and link multiple fields preparing them for real-world tasks and success. In this session, we will explore how Book Creator can support students to capture every element of their learning and then share it with the world.
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Supporting Learning Recovery with Book Creator6 April, 2021In this session, Monica Burns will look at how Book Creator can be used to make learning engaging, to support learning recovery whilst keeping it fun for students. She focuses on fun and engaging lesson ideas that address key concepts such as numeracy, literacy, creativity and communication.
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Features in Accessibility: Book Creator24 March, 2021Learn about the accessibility supports built into Book Creator that make it possible for diverse learners to become published authors.
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Using Templates To Create Beautiful Books16 March, 2021By now you have probably seen our new templates, but, have you and your students used them? In this webinar we will take a look at all available templates and discuss how you and your students can use them.
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Writing Across The Curriculum16 February, 2021Students can navigate the entire writing process within Book Creator: pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. Teachers and classmates can provide feedback while everything is kept organized and in one virtual place. This session will show you how you can use Book Creator to incorporate writing across all grade levels and content areas. We explore examples and you will leave with ideas to bring back to your classrooms the next day!
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Book Creator for Admins13 January, 2021Have you purchased Book Creator for your school or district? Join us for this webinar to learn more about the admin dashboard, ways to get teachers engaged with the tool and more.
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Book Creator Author Spotlight - Monica Burns17 December, 2020Jon Smith talks to Book Creator Ambassador extraordinaire Monica Burns.
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Using Book Creator in Special Education8 December, 2020This session will focus on Book Creator in the special education classroom, and will spotlight a variety of features that make Book Creator a great choice for a variety of learning environments. - Audio and video support - Using voice-to-text and narration - Accessibility features - Differentiated learning
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Project Ideas for the Science Classroom with Book Creator9 November, 2020Hosted by Monica Burns. In this session we’ll explore ways students can explore science topics when creating digital books with Book Creator in any grade level. - Book Creator best practices - Scaffolds and supports for student projects - Customizable project examples
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Book Creator Author Spotlight - Rikke Falkenberg29 October, 2020In this Author Spotlight we're talking to Rikke Falkenberg Kofoed. She has created incredible books and supports and inspires a large group of Book Creator teachers in Denmark.
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Création d’un livre numérique avec Book Creator22 October, 2020Webinaire animé par Caroline Boudreau. Venez découvrir Book Creator! Ce site web gratuit permet la création de livres numériques. Il est facile à utiliser. Les livres créés peuvent être publiés sur le Web et partagés à l'aide d'un lien.
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New Perspectives - The Student View of Book Creator20 October, 2020Teachers often wonder what Book Creator will look like from their students' perspective. Don't log in as a student! Let us show you.
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Check for Understanding with Book Creator7 October, 2020In this session with Monica Burns we’ll explore ways students can “show what they know” across subject areas when creating ebooks with Book Creator.
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Book Creator Author Spotlight - Sandy Marie Romo1 October, 2020The Polaroid Project started out as a classroom scrapbooking initiative to find real life examples of literary devices in action. Due to the digital learning environment, those plans had to change.
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SEL Projects Featuring Book Creator9 September, 2020This session with Monica Burns (@ClassTechTips) will focus on activities for using Book Creator to promote social-emotional learning in your classroom throughout the school year. - Cross-curricular activities - K-12 project ideas - Feature spotlight
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Book Creator Author Spotlight - Kristina A. Holzweiss28 August, 2020Jon Smith speaks to Kristina Holzweiss, a high school edtech specialist who has created some amazing collaborative books with Book Creator.
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Mes premiers pas avec Book Creator18 August, 2020Vous commencez avec Book Creator? Inscrivez-vous à cette séance de 45 minutes avec Annick Arsenault Carter, afin de découvrir les outils à la fois simples et puissants. La séance misera sur l'application du web
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Book Creator Activities for the Literacy Classroom13 August, 2020Learn how to use Book Creator for everyday literacy activities, including: reading journals, periodic reading activities and collaborative reading responses.
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Digitize Reading & Writing Workshop with Book Creator6 August, 2020Catherine Cappiello explores how to create notebook templates, embed mini-lessons, provide real time feedback, and the publishing process.
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Back To School with Book Creator3 August, 2020Whether you're returning to school physically or remotely, this session will help you make the most use out of your Book Creator license. Learn how to create engaging work for the first few days of school, learn how to create templates, learn how to clean up your library and more.
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Book Creator Author Spotlight - Melissa Eaton3 August, 2020Jon talks to Melissa Eaton, a teacher from Naperville, Illinois, about her book, an Interactive Read-Aloud of “Over and Under the Snow,” by Kate Messner, which she used to create a completely self-contained asynchronous lesson during lockdown.
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Turn Your Elementary Students into Authors with Book Creator!28 July, 2020Book Creator is powerful in the hands of all ages, and when you put it in the hands of elementary students, magic can happen! During this webinar, we will explore how your elementary students can demonstrate their learning in new and creative ways using Book Creator! We will also look at examples and templates of how elementary students have used Book Creator to spark your excitement going into the next school year!
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Book Creator Projects To Jump Start The School Year27 July, 2020You’ve learned Book Creator. Let’s discuss some easy to implement projects for the upcoming school year.
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Bring Book Creator into Your Social Studies Classroom!22 July, 2020Are you looking to spice up your Social Studies technology integration but just don’t know where to start? Have you thought about using Book Creator in conjunction with your Social Studies curriculum but just haven’t quite found the inspiration as to how? Well, look no further! In this webinar, we’ll explore both the how and why of integrating Book Creator into your Social Studies classroom! From project ideas to activity design, we will cover all the ways you can bring Social Studies content to life with Book Creator!
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Ignite Creativity in Your Chromebook Classroom with Book Creator and More!14 July, 2020Webinar with Ben Sondgeroth exploring creative Chrome apps that combine well with Book Creator.
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App-Smashing with Book Creator3 July, 2020Book Creator is simple. Book Creator is powerful. Book Creator is better with friends. Learn how to use Book Creator to embed creations from other apps and websites directly into your own books.
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Accessibility Features in Book Creator25 June, 2020This webinar is full of advanced tips for users of Book Creator who already know the basics. There are hundreds of accessibility features in Book Creator, which make it a perfect app for differentiated learning. Join us to learn more.
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The Book Creator You Never Knew24 June, 2020This webinar is full of advanced tips for users of Book Creator who already know the basics. Let's dive deeper! Jon Smith will be covering some tips and tricks that you might not have tried before!
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Apps favoritas para integrar en tus Proyectos y Portafolios Digitales10 June, 2020Aprende a integrar las apps favoritas que te ayudarán a crear mejores portafolios digitales en tus proyectos con Book Creator.
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The Book Creator You Never Knew10 June, 2020This webinar is full of advanced tips for users of Book Creator who already know the basics. Let's dive deeper! Jon Smith will be covering some tips and tricks that you might not have tried before!
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Let's Get Creative with Book Creator!4 June, 2020Book Creator Ambassador Ben Sondgeroth explores how you can leverage technology to turn your students into digital authors using Book Creator.
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Colaborando a Distancia con Book Creator3 June, 2020¡Colaboremos a distancia para crear un libro interactivo! Acompáñanos a crear un libro interactivo en Book Creator donde exploraremos las funciones de colaboración y después crearemos un libro interactivo global. Este seminario web es para maestros y padres de familia.
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Getting Started with Book Creator3 June, 2020Learn the basics of Book Creator with Jon Smith.
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Remote Learning with Book Creator3 June, 2020Jon Smith and Catherine Cappiello explore ideas for using Book Creator as a remote learning tool.
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Creating Journals and Digital Portfolios in Book Creator29 May, 2020In this webinar, you will explore how to create journals to use throughout the school year and digital portfolios to celebrate student work.
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Student and Teacher Feedback with Book Creator21 May, 2020This webinar features strategies for peer feedback and tips for how teachers can give feedback to students within Book Creator.
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Favorite Apps to use with Book Creator14 May, 2020One of our most popular webinars yet... Monica talks through her favorite web and mobile apps that allow students to create content on other platforms and feature it in their Book Creator ebooks.
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Aprendiendo a Distancia con Book Creator13 May, 2020Alberto Valdes and Maria Montemayor present a webinar for Spanish-speaking teachers.
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Social Studies and Book Creator: Project Ideas6 May, 2020This session will share project ideas for social studies classrooms you can tailor to any grade level or unit of study.
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Book Creator is more than books! -- Quickstart session29 April, 2020So you've heard of Book Creator before and want to learn more? During this session, 3 amazing educators will dive into how Book Creator transformed the lives of their students! We teamed Jon Smith up with Jon Corippo and Holly Clark at CUE to present this fascinating webinar.
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Collaboration with Book Creator on the Web29 April, 2020Monica Burns looks at strategies for collaborative classroom activities, particularly in light of the current lockdown and remote learning.
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Using Book Creator for Reading Responses23 April, 2020Webinar recorded during lockdown! In this webinar with Monica Burns you’ll learn how to use Book Creator for everyday reading journals, periodic reading activities and collaborative reading responses.
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Book Creator and Accessibility (from home!)17 April, 2020Did you know Book Creator has over 200 features designed for accessibility? Leslie Fisher explores some of these, whilst providing a basic overview of Book Creator.
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Book Creator en tiempos de confinamiento16 April, 2020Book Creator Ambassador Rosa Liarte delivers this webinar for Spanish-speaking teachers.
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Digital Citizenship Activities with Book Creator15 April, 2020In this webinar you’ll learn how to use Book Creator to help students explore and apply a variety of digital citizenship skills.
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Book Creator and Remote Learning13 April, 2020Leslie Fisher is here to teach you Book Creator! She starts with a basic overview of the app before delving into how to apply certain features to home and remote learning.
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Using Emojis with Students in Book Creator10 April, 2020This session will provide an overview of how to use emojis to help students represent their learning in every subject area.
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Family-Focused Book Creator Projects1 April, 2020Monica Burns presents ideas for educators and families on how to use Book Creator with children during home learning experiences.
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Home Learning with Book Creator26 March, 2020Jon Smith and Catherine Cappiello talk through some creative ways you can use Book Creator to keep the learning going!
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New features in Book Creator2 March, 2020Jon Smith introduces our latest features - 230+ accessibility improvements, plus Book Creator now works in Microsoft Edge.
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Book Creator in Special Education4 September, 2019This session will focus on Book Creator in the special education classroom, and will spotlight a variety of features that make Book Creator a great choice for diverse learning environments.
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Nurturing Creativity with Book Creator21 August, 2019This session will focus on how educators can use Book Creator to help students boost their creativity throughout the school year!
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Social-Emotional Learning Activities Using Book Creator16 August, 2019This session will focus on activities for using Book Creator to promote social-emotional learning in your classroom throughout the school year.
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New Features! Must Try Updates to Book Creator23 July, 2019Monica demonstrates the new pen tool features in Book Creator and how to publish whole libraries online.
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Social Studies and Book Creator - Project Ideas17 July, 2019This session will share project ideas for social studies classrooms you can tailor to any grade level or unit of study.
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Collaboration with Book Creator11 July, 2019This session will provide an overview of real-time collaboration in Book Creator on Chrome as well as strategies for collaborative classroom activities.
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Using Book Creator for Reading Responses (2019)19 June, 2019In this webinar you’ll learn how to use Book Creator for everyday reading journals, periodic reading activities and collaborative reading responses.
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Project Ideas for the Science Classroom with Book Creator14 June, 2019In this session we’ll explore ways students can explore science topics when creating digital books with Book Creator in any grade level.
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Hands-on with Book Creator for New Users5 June, 2019We dive into Book Creator for Chrome uses to help you identify the power of creating and sharing digital books within this ecosystem.
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High School Spotlight: Using Book Creator in 9-12 Classrooms29 August, 2018This webinar focuses on ideas and tips for using Book Creator with high school (secondary) students.
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Middle School Spotlight: Using Book Creator in 5-8 Classrooms15 August, 2018Monica demos some advanced lesson ideas and focuses on strategies for using Book Creator with middle school students.
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Getting started with Book Creator for Chrome (2018)26 July, 2018Let's dive into Book Creator for Chrome uses to help you identify the power of creating and sharing ebooks within this ecosystem.
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Digital Storytelling with Book Creator18 July, 2018In this webinar, Monica shared tips for telling stories with Book Creator, including a look at the special comics feature and ways to use this text type in your classroom.
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Real-time collaboration with Book Creator on Chrome12 July, 2018This webinar provided an overview of real-time collaboration in Book Creator for Chrome as well as strategies for collaborative classroom activities.
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Using Book Creator for Reading Responses21 June, 2018In this webinar you’ll learn how to use Book Creator for everyday reading journals, periodic reading activities and collaborative reading responses.
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Elementary Spotlight: Using Book Creator in K-4 Classrooms14 June, 2018This session focuses on strategies for using Book Creator with our youngest learners including classroom examples and collaboration tips.
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Book Creator and EdTechTeacher DLDay Webinar22 February, 2018Book Creator and EdTechTeacher teamed up for a LIVE afterschool professional development event. There is a gold-mine of useful information in this webinar.
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Creating comics in the classroom15 August, 2017This session will share steps for getting started with comics in Book Creator as well as ways to use this text type in your classroom.
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Creating ebooks to document field trips and special events17 July, 2017From field trips to guest visitors, special events can be captured with Book Creator to produce a shareable, lasting memory.
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Using Book Creator in the one iPad classroom7 June, 2017Looking at ideas for making the most of Book Creator when you only have one (or just a few) iPads between your class.
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Publishing for Authentic Audiences: Creating with a Purpose7 November, 2016Learn how to publish for local and global audiences.
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Book Creator for Informational Writing in Every Subject Area6 October, 2016Explore different project ideas for incorporating informational writing across the content areas.
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Writing in Response to Reading with Book Creator20 September, 2016Use Book Creator to organize reading responses and differentiate instruction.
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Increase Writing in Math with Book Creator9 August, 2016Learn how to encourage and support writing in the math classroom.
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Getting Started with Book Creator for iPad2 August, 2016A condensed, 1-hour version of our 3-part Getting Started series.
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Favorite Apps to use with Book Creator for iPad18 July, 2016Explore different apps to design dynamic Book Creator products.
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Using Book Creator in the Science Classroom20 June, 2016Learn how Book Creator can be used to publish student projects in science.