Creating an iBook for Your Art Classroom: Teaching,
Learning, Publishing and Creating
Imagine the Possibilities
Diane C. Gregory, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Art Education
Coordinator of Art Education
Visual Arts Department
Texas Woman’s University
Denton, TX 76204
dgregory@twu.edu
http://www.twu.edu/visual-arts/art_education.asp
Creating an iBook for Your Art Classroom: Teaching,
Learning, Publishing and Creating by Diane C. Gregory
http://www.twu.edu/visual-arts/art_education.asp
The order of things in this presentation:
Part One: What is an iBook ?
Questions
Part Two: What can you do with an iBook &
iBooks Authoring Software?
Questions
Part Three: Overview of Creating an iBook.
Part Four: Question, Answer & Sharing
session
Part Five: Go to TAEA Conference Computer
Lab to try out iBook Author
Part Six: Attend Session on iBook and
Collaboration Saturday on Saturday 11:00 AM
Part One. What is and Why an iBook
exists?
What is an iBook?
Why an iBook?
Questions
An iBook (created using Apple’s iBooks Author
software) is a digital book….
That has….
TEXT,
SOUNDS,
PICTURES,
GRAPHS,
TABLES,
CHARTS,
VIDEOS,
INTERNET LINKS,
INTERACTION,
And More
What is an iBook ?
An iBook (created using Apple’s iBooks Author
software) is a digital book….
That has stuff art teachers love
What is an iBook ?
Gallery/Slide Show
Interactive Review
Questions
Keynote Presentation
HTML 5 Widgets:
Animation
Interactive Objects
Movie
Pictures/Artwork
iPad Art: Lessons, Apps & Ideas for the iPad in Visual Arts
by Cathy Hunt
an iBook is also a DIGITAL BOOK:
That can have….
Visually Exciting features,
layouts and stories
What is an iBook ?
an iBook is also a DIGITAL BOOK:
That can have….
Interaction
What is an iBook ?
An iBook is also a DIGITAL BOOK or a Digital
Textbook:
That can be….
Visually Exciting Interactive
Textbooks
What is an iBook ?
An iBook is a system that combines a Mac Computer, iPad,
iBooks Author software, the iBooks APP plus iTunes Store &
you & your students: become ?
What is an iBook ?
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iPad Art: Lessons, Apps & Ideas for the iPad in
Visual Arts by Cathy Hunt
What is an iBook ?
What does the “I” in iBooks stand for?
Best guess?
Internet
Interaction
I (you and your students)
You and your students can change the World!
An iBook is a system for creating, designing &
writing that becomes a tool for
Teaching
Learning
Publishing
Creating &
Empowerment
iPad Art: Lessons, Apps & Ideas for the iPad in Visual Arts by Cathy Hunt
You and your students can change the World!
Part One: Questions & Sharing
Part Two. What can you do with an iBook
and iBooks Authors System: Some What can you create?
creative ideas
Teaching
Learning
Publishing
Creating
Empowerment
Part II Teaching: What creative
ideas do you have?
Teachers can:
Prepare innovative and interactive instructional
materials for students and other teachers can use
http://theteachingpalette.com/2013/11/05/ibooks-inart-education/
Create books to share, publish and make additional
income.
iPad Art: Lessons, Apps & Ideas for the iPad in Visual Arts
by Cathy Hunt
Create a teaching or artist portfolio
Introduce student centered learning into your art
classroom
Learn more about a topic to become a better teacher
http://thejournal.com/articles/2012/04/11/7-reasonsto-learn-apple-ibooks-author-now.aspx
What can you create?
Part II Students: What creative
ideas do you have?
Students can:
Work with their teachers in the
classroom to read, write, problem solve,
research, interact and learn about art
content
Create their own books to learn and selfpublish
Share their own work with others
Students can create, share and self
publish
What can you create?
Part II Learning: How can it improve learning?
How can using iBooks in the art classroom improve
Learning in art?
How can Learning be
Improved?
Increase student’s desire to read and study art and art history in and out of
class.
Increases Student’s engagement and assesses performance along the way.
Helps art teachers develop targeted Internet Learning experiences
Helps art teachers and students developing instructional learning materials
aligned with the curriculum
Helps art teachers to integrate technology into the classroom
Part II Learning: How can it improve learning?
How can using iBooks in the art classroom improve
Learning in art?
How can Learning be
Improved?
Create effective ways for teachers to introduce & manage differentiated
instruction
Create ways to address multiple ways that students learn and teachers
teach
Help teachers set up an art classroom so that students can work
cooperatively and collaborative
Create ways to improve critical and creative thinking
Art Teacher Susan Temstra’s Student
http://theteachingpalette.com/
http://theteachingpalette.com/
http://theteachingpalette.com/
Part Three: Overview--Creating an iBook.
What you will need
Six Easy Steps
Questions
What you will need: the Basics
Apple iOS Lion 10.7.2 or later
What you will need: Additional Software
Microsoft
Word
Pages
iPhoto
iMovie
Keynote
Making your book: Six Easy Steps
Step One: Launch iBooks Author & Choose
a Template from the Template Chooser
Download and Install iBooks Author
from the App Store on your
Macintosh Computer
Choose one of the six Templates from
the Template Chooser
Making your book: Six Easy Steps
Step Two: Add your content: Artwork, text,
movies, charts, graphs, photos, glossary text….
Using iBooks Author create Cover Art Template,
Sections, Chapters and Pages. This creates empty
frameworks so that content can be inserted.
Insert content into Template using iBooks Author:
Cover Art Template, Sections, Chapters, and Pages
Templates in iBooks Author
Making your book: Six Easy Steps
Step Three: Format as you go
Format: Sections, Chapters Pages & Interactive
Elements
Add Widgets: Add interactive elements as you go such
as Gallery, Keynote Presentations, Interactive images,
3D images, HTML 5 Objects and Reviews
Making your book: Six Easy Steps
Step Four: Create Glossary (Index) Entries
Insert Glossary Text: Add glossary text in the
Glossary Index
Link Glossary Text: Link glossary text to words and
pages throughout the book
Making your book: Six Easy Steps
Step Five: Preview and Review Your Book
Preview your book: Landscape, Portrait and Table of Contents
Mode
Link Glossary Text: Link glossary text to words and pages
throughout the book
Making your book: Six Easy Steps
Step Six: Publish and Share
Conduct a thorough Review of your Book: Spell & Grammar Check
Decide between Publishing or Sharing (Sharing…stop here and save your
book as a PDF file.)
Create a Publishing Account with Apple
Choose between Free or For Sale Book (For Sale books will need an ISBN
number)
Upload and check for Errors using Apple Publishing Software
Troubleshoot any errors
Submit for Publication in iBooks Store