Learn About iBooks Author
If you’re using a Mac laptop, you should know about iBooks Author! iBooks Author is a free application (download it here) that you can use to create eBooks for iOS devices or computers.
If you’re interested in learning more about iBooks Author, here are some resources for a full day workshop that I presented last year.
More on PowerPoint
There’s a lot of talk in the educational tech community about how you post PowerPoint presentations online for your students to find. A popular option is SlideShare, but the problem (and it’s a big one) is the questionable content that gets posted there. And if you post your ppt presentation to SlideShare and then embed the media in your blog or wiki, there’s something that says “go to SlideShare,” which leads teachers to ask if they could be liable for kids viewing the content there.
So the question is… how do you share your ppt?
But after my realization that I didn’t use ppt at all this last week (when, in previous years, I’m sure I would have used it extensively)… I’m starting to ask if we need to use it.
Can’t we use wikis in the same way? Is that a possible solution?
About
Debbie Harris is the director of educational technology at the Sager Solomon Schechter Day School in Northbrook, IL. Involved in Jewish education for over thirty years, she has an education degree from Northwestern University with a concentration in instructional media and a master’s degree in professional Jewish studies from Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership. She is skilled in using and teaching desktop publishing, video editing, presentation and animation software; and consults and presents regularly on integrating technology into Judaic studies. Her students podcast, blog, edit video and create claymations. She co-chaired the technology track for CAJE 33 in Vermont, is a SMART Certified Trainer for SMART Notebook, and a 2011 recipient of the Grinspoon-Steinhardt Award for Excellence in Jewish Education.
When not learning, teaching or writing about technology, Debbie likes to sketchnote and craft. She likes to knit, do calligraphy, sew, watercolor, paint fabric and just generally play with fun toys like scrapbooking supplies and anything with texture. Debbie travels to California every summer to paint tallitot with high school aged campers. Finally, she is incredibly proud of her two daughters; Lori, who teaches English at a community college; and Allie, who is the director of the URJ’s Camp Newman in California.
Look for her at:
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Email Debbie here
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