Want to add iBooks into your classroom? EdTech influencer, Teacher and creator of iBookHack Anthony DiLaura explains how to utilize iBooks in a flipped classroom so your students can learn in a 21st century environment.

1. Classroom Teachers
Authoring Multi-touch
iBooks for Education
by Anthony DiLaura
Image courtesy of Poughkeepsie Day School on Flickr

2. Hello!
● Math teacher and instructional
tech specialist at Zeeland
Public Schools (MI)
● Apple Distinguished Educator
● iBookHack co-founder
Anthony DiLaura
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3. Beyond flipped
instruction
My experience with iBooks
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iBooks Author
more than just
“average” ebooks
Started flipping
during first year
of 1:1 iPad
program in 2011

4. ● Apple’s standard for e-publishing
● Media-rich, multi-touch
interactive learning experiences
● Apps in “book” form
What are iBooks?

5. What goes in them?
Videos
Assessments
Text Photos
Widgets Links
Apple’s official iBooks for education site.
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6. What’s in the iBookstore?

7. What can we create?
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Let’s take a tour of some iBooks.

8. Image courtesy of Sam Beebe on Flickr
Excitement lies in the
experience, not the technology
...and thus, iBookHack was born.
I saw added value in iBooks

9. Customized iBooks are...
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Teacher-created Multi-touch
Designed to support mobile, interactive, and personalized learning.
Tailored for your curriculum They work with the way you teach!

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● iBooks Author
● Free program
● Only limitations are your
imagination and creativity!
How do I customize iBooks?

11. ● Students annotate, organize and synthesize digital content.
● Teachers can track and help improve their process in real time.
Sign up for a Free Trial

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iBookHack’s
Story/Founders
Steve Dickie David Bast Anthony DiLaura

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“hack” is not a bad four-letter word
Truly rewarding
professional development
Why “hack”?
hack (v.) - to write computer programs for enjoyment
Not just for developers!

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What do you learn?
Copyright Creative Commons licenses
Instructional design Self-publishing
Content creation in iBooks Author

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During iBook hacks, teachers:
Collaborate Create
Communicate Critically think
Authoring multi-touch iBooks
models 21st century skills.

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● Curate or create your assets:
text, images, videos,
interactives.
● Drag and drop onto a
template in iBooks Author.
Demo iBooks Author

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1. Author your own quality content
2. Collaborate with colleagues
3. Inspire each other!
4. Thrive off each other’s energy
5. Have an end product to take back to the classroom
Five reasons to host or attend an
iBookHack:
Read more in my blog post

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Flickr
● We work across districts
● Your content is shared with, and used by, others
● iBooks = quality OERs, designed by teachers, for students
Your impact is wide.

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Flickr
Author of “Writing
Tune-Ups”
an iBook on grammar
Shawn Jacob
Many grammar books are
outdated and old
Read More
Author your own quality content

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How did it turn out?
Read more about it here Download Shawn’s book here
No lectures, entirely done at homeA- average grade
Allowed more time spent with students individually or in groups

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Author your own quality content
● Have something to take back to class

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Collaborate with colleagues
● Boosts morale
● Inspire each other
● Thrive off each other’s energy

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iBooks: Free teacher created.
Download some of my geometry iBooks
On iTunes

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Get connected with iBooks Authors
● iBA Collaborative on Google+
● Twitter: @anthonydilaura
● Twitter: #ibookschat Thursday 9pm EST

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iBook Hacks 2015
● The original iBookHack June 29-July 1 in Zeeland, Michigan
● iBookHack in Raleigh NC, June 8-11
● Week long course @ Philips Exeter Academy MST conference.
Focus on interactive math content (session #19)
● iBookHack Hawaii August 4-6th

26. Thanks!
● iBookHack.org
● My blog
● My diigo lists of OER
● My List.ly list of OER
Anthony DiLaura
Image courtesy of Poughkeepsie Day School on
Flickr