Week 3. eTextbook Creation and Evaluation: The First Chapter
Welcome to week 3!
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Week 5 Objectives
During the last week, you will:
Week 2 Tasks
Task 1, Days 1-3: Ebook Design Presentations
1st. Evaluate various ebook designs to determine how you want to design your e-textbooks. Check out this Listly board for recommended places to evaluate ebooks.
2nd. Create a presentation pointing out the design elements and tasks you enjoyed in various ebooks. Include screenshots in which you point out the elements and give a reason. Check out this Listly board for recommended presentation tools.
3rd. Post your presentations to the Google Community and Listly board.
4th. Comment on your peers' presentations.
Task 2, Days 1-3: Create an outline for your e-textbook
1st. For this task, you will need to have a copy of your curriculum and/or textbook Table of Contents. Based on these outlines, create a basic outline/skeleton of what information and topics you'd like to include in your e-textbook. Use Google Docs to create your textbook outline and allow comments.
2nd. Post your textbook outline to the Google Community for feedback.
3rd. Comment on your peers' outlines.
Task 3, Days 2-4: Analyze publishing options and choose one to create your e-textbook
1st. View our recommended publishing options here. Choose 2 publishing options you'd consider for your e-textbook. Compare and contrast these 2 options. By the end of the week, you should decide which publishing option you will choose.
2nd. Post your textbook outline to the Google Community for feedback.
3rd. Comment on your peers' outlines.
Task 4, Days 2-4: Map Out Chapter 1
Instructions: Once you join the Google Community, please post your 321 Introduction in the thread titled 321 Introductions. Click here to go directly there.
Use any of the tools in our Sandbox to make a fun and interesting 321 Introduction.
Step 1. Make sure to include in your presentation:
3 things we should know about you
2 of your favorite activities in the world
1 dream job you would have if you weren't in the field of education
Step 2. Be Creative
Many learners respond to visuals and multimedia. Google Communities allow you to share video, images, and audio. You have a lot of freedom on how you would like to present the activity so be imaginative and creative. You could reuse this activity to introduce yourself to your students. We are looking forward to meeting you!
Step 3. Connect by Commenting
Before the end of week 1 try to comment on at least 2 other 3,2,1 posts.
Task 3, Jan. 6th to Day 2: Answer a Survey
Please fill out this survey about your prior experience with curating information and publishing online. This task is very important as it will help us set a good pace for this session and help you establish groups. Also, we will be inviting those who participate to pin to our weekly collaborative Listly boards.
Task 4, Days 3-5: Create a Creative Commons License for Your eTextbook
Step 1: Learn about Creative Commons licenses
Our online textbooks will include material we have found on the Internet. We will include images, lesson ideas, articles, and materials created and shared by other individuals. Part of digital citizenship and literacy is that we have to responsibly use online materials. We want students to learn to respect copyright, and to identify where they found materials so we must model this. Creative Commons licensing has become a simple way for people to define how their images (and other works) can be used. In this task, we will learn about Creative Commons licenses and create one for our e-textbook.
1st. Watch this slide show explaining Creative Commons. Generally, permission to use images ranges from pictures that are in the public domain (anyone can use them) to images that are copyright and require permission to use. Creative Commons licenses grant permission in advance. All Creative Commons licenses require attribution (meaning you have to credit the person who shared the image).
2nd. We can also use Creative Commons licenses to make it clear how our own work can be shared. For this task, create a Creative Commons License for your e-textbook:
- Visit this license generator and fill in your information, http://creativecommons.org/choose/
- Bookmark or pin your license. You will need to add this to your e-textbook at a later point.
3rd. Post which license you chose in the Week 1 Discussions and answer the reflective questions.
4th. Visit our Sandbox area to find sites for Creative Commons images, sounds, and music to include in your e-textbooks.
Task 5, Day 5: Attend our Live Online Session
If you checked out your moderators' profiles, you will have discovered they have a lot of experience publishing books, course books, ebooks, and other materials. Each week, you will get to learn from them live as they share their expertise and experiences in Google HangOuts. Sessions will be recorded, and the recordings shared on Youtube, in case you can't attend.
Time & Date:
Live Session URL: http://ebookevo.pbworks.com/w/page/70379800/hangouts
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