Tools and tutorials for digital publishing
GVWP Tech Lab for Teachers: includes tutorials for Google Apps, Weebly, Screenshots, and more...
• Tips for Digital Publishing – https://sites.google.com/site/gvwp2014techlab/quick-digital-publishing
Low-Cost Tech for Teachers (Kim Bell's site) – http://www.lowcosttechforteachers.com/
• Storybird (sign-in page) – http://storybird.com/accounts/login/
• ComicBook! (smartphone/tablet app for iPad or Android) – http://3dtopo.com/apps/comicbook/
Bookemon EdCenter – http://www.bookemon.com/educator-home
Small PDF / Merge PDF – combine separate pdfs (like a book cover and the book text) into a single document
Online Image-Editing Sites where you can touch-up, crop, and/or enhance scanned pages
• Simple, basic photo editing (similar to iPhoto, Picasa) – http://pixlr.com/express/
• More complicated toolbox w/ layers (similar to Photoshop) – http://pixlr.com/editor/
Convert PDF files into Flipbooks (3-minute YouTube tutorial)
• Youblisher (for a digital flipbook with no option to order a printed copy) – http://www.youblisher.com
• Bookemon (for digital flipbook + option to order printed copies) – http://www.bookemon.com/educator-home
Upload PDF files to SlideShare (2-minute YouTube tutorial)
Both Bookemon and Youblisher flipbooks require Adobe Flash Player, so those nifty books won't display properly on iPads, iPhones, and some other devices. Slideshare is another very easy way to share your book with the world. Sign up... it's free!
• SlideShare – http://www.slideshare.net
• Tips for Digital Publishing – https://sites.google.com/site/gvwp2014techlab/quick-digital-publishing
Low-Cost Tech for Teachers (Kim Bell's site) – http://www.lowcosttechforteachers.com/
• Storybird (sign-in page) – http://storybird.com/accounts/login/
• ComicBook! (smartphone/tablet app for iPad or Android) – http://3dtopo.com/apps/comicbook/
Bookemon EdCenter – http://www.bookemon.com/educator-home
Small PDF / Merge PDF – combine separate pdfs (like a book cover and the book text) into a single document
Online Image-Editing Sites where you can touch-up, crop, and/or enhance scanned pages
• Simple, basic photo editing (similar to iPhoto, Picasa) – http://pixlr.com/express/
• More complicated toolbox w/ layers (similar to Photoshop) – http://pixlr.com/editor/
Convert PDF files into Flipbooks (3-minute YouTube tutorial)
• Youblisher (for a digital flipbook with no option to order a printed copy) – http://www.youblisher.com
• Bookemon (for digital flipbook + option to order printed copies) – http://www.bookemon.com/educator-home
Upload PDF files to SlideShare (2-minute YouTube tutorial)
Both Bookemon and Youblisher flipbooks require Adobe Flash Player, so those nifty books won't display properly on iPads, iPhones, and some other devices. Slideshare is another very easy way to share your book with the world. Sign up... it's free!
• SlideShare – http://www.slideshare.net