Week 7 Reflection: A One Best Thing iBook By Kristi Meeuwse, Just-Right Books At Their Fingertips: Authoring for Primary Readers
About Kristi Meeuwse:
Author and CEO of iTeach with iPads, Kristi Meeuwse, teaches a kindergarten 1:1 iPad classroom. She received her bachelors degree from Clemson university and her masters degree from The college of Charleston. Kristi she uses technology in her classroom to help her students have a deeper understanding of literacy.
Author and CEO of iTeach with iPads, Kristi Meeuwse, teaches a kindergarten 1:1 iPad classroom. She received her bachelors degree from Clemson university and her masters degree from The college of Charleston. Kristi she uses technology in her classroom to help her students have a deeper understanding of literacy.
What is One Best Thing?
What is iBooks Author?:
iBooks Author is a free downloadable program for Mac. Kristi uses this program in her classroom to create informational books of different levels for her students to have at their finger tips. This way each student can practice what they specifically need to be working on while still aligning with the Common Core State Standards.
iBooks Author is a free downloadable program for Mac. Kristi uses this program in her classroom to create informational books of different levels for her students to have at their finger tips. This way each student can practice what they specifically need to be working on while still aligning with the Common Core State Standards.
How do I create book?
Kristi explains how she creates her books in three simple steps.
Kristi explains how she creates her books in three simple steps.
- Choose what you will be teaching
- Gather all images in one folder
- Drag images into the template along with writing the text it's self.
What else?:
Along with her information books, Kristi also creates short stories for her students. This is a great way to get each student excited about reading by engaging them with topics that they are personally interested in. Below is a template Kristi uses to do this.
Along with her information books, Kristi also creates short stories for her students. This is a great way to get each student excited about reading by engaging them with topics that they are personally interested in. Below is a template Kristi uses to do this.