This is my Keynote presentation for ECMP 455.

1. iBooks Author
Re-defining the Textbook

2. Yesterday’s system of learning
http://teflworldwiki.com/images/thumb/0/0b/ChainedBooks.jpg/400px-ChainedBooks.jpg

3. Live Feedback
Please use the following link to access the
GoogleDoc
http://bit.ly/xMJ62h

4. What are some advantages of
textbooks?

5. What are some disadvantages of
textbooks?

6. Advantages
✓Relatively simple to have budget approval
from divisions
✓Follow existing curriculum requirements
and expectations
✓They have always existed

7. Disadvantages
X Extremely expensive
X Need constant updates, especially in Science
and History classrooms
X Not easily updatable

8. Today’s System of Learning
Apple iBooks Author
http://www.aneclecticmind.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/iBooksAuthorIcon.jpg

9. Features
Interactive photo galleries
Movies
Keynote presentations
Glossaries

10. Advantages
✓It’s FREE! You are free to edit your
textbook in any way that you want
✓Updates are really simple to distribute to
students and teachers
✓Completed textbooks can be shared with
educators around the world

11. Disadvantages
X iBooks Author requires the Mac OS X
operating system (with an Intel processor)
X iPads are expensive for school divisions and
limits device (and platform) compatibility
X Custom application features require
additional software and HTML5 coding

12. Feedback Form
http://bit.ly/xrwOjx