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“Stor- eBooks!” by Katherine Hewett [email protected] Richard King High School Corpus Christi Independent School District Texas Computer Education Association Austin, Texas February, 2012 Embark on Your Own Story!
Transcript of 2012 stor ebookstcea
“Stor-eBooks!”
byKatherine Hewett
[email protected] King High School
Corpus Christi Independent School DistrictTexas Computer Education Association
Austin, TexasFebruary, 2012
Embark on Your Own Story!
Unit Overview
Three Part UnitWrite, Illustrate, and
Publish eBooksInstructionOnline Publishing
Platform Photoshop or
Illustrator Drawing Programs -
PaintImport Stories and
IllustrationsPrice and Market
Technology TEKS
TEC.9 -12.126.25: Digital Graphics/Animation◦Communication.◦Foundations.◦Solving problems.
TEC.9 -12.126.26: Multimedia◦Communication.◦Foundations.◦Solving problems.
English TEKS
110.52 Creative and Imaginative Writing
110.31 English Language Arts and Reading, English I
110.32 English Language Arts and Reading, English II
110.33 English Language Arts and Reading, English III
110.34 English Language Arts and Reading, English IV
Objectives
Lesson 1 - Writing the Story
The student will write a story that is short and age appropriate.
The student will utilize word processing software to record and generate content.
The student will demonstrate knowledge of word processing software.
The student will exhibit proper grammar and punctuation in their writing.
Objectives
Lesson 2 - Creating Illustrations
The student will demonstrate mastery of a computer drawing program.
The student will create colorful images that illustrate their story’s text.
The student will apply prior knowledge of graphic design to their composition.
Objectives
Lesson 3 - Publishing Online
The student will publish their ebook via an online publishing website.
The student will transmit, upload, and import images/text online.
The student will compose, format, and design their ebook online.
Time Required
The “Stor-eBook” project should take place during a daily 50 minute class period. Allow for four weeks to complete for flexibility. More time may be needed on specific lessons depending on the class and quality of work you desire from the students.
Materials Required
Internet ConnectionComputerProjectorGraphics TabletWord Processing Software
– Examples: Microsoft Word, Google Docs
Drawing Software – Examples: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, or Microsoft Paint
Ebook Online Sources
Procedure
Writing the Story Brainstorm Story Starters Graphic Organizers Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How Modeling Character Development – Create a graphic organizer of
your characters. Develop personalities and characteristics on a piece of paper.
Story Plot/Place Development – Create a graphic organizer of scenes and plot.
Sketch a Scene/Character
Procedure
Creating IllustrationsStoryboards – Have students sketch out a story board
of their scenes. Students will determine was scenes would best illustrate their paragraphs.
Cover DesignBack Cover DesignLayoutSketch and Draw – Some students will prefer to sketch
their illustrations on paper first, others will prefer the graphics tablet and drawing program. Allow the students to determine what works best for them.
Procedure
Publishing OnlineDesign LayoutDesignPricePublishOrder /Print
Online Publishing
Storybird.com
Lulu.com
Bookemon.com Create an Ed Center Students can publish
under a school name or individually.
Overview of the Bookemon project creator.
Importing Illustrations and Text
"Stor-eBooks!” Examples
Miranda Maldonandohttp://www.bookemon.com/book-profile/artificial-intelligence/170728
Monica Valerohttp://www.bookemon.com/book-profile/never-give-up/170453
Daniel Ruizhttp://www.bookemon.com/book-profile/twas-the-night-before-veggie-christmas/170836
Ryan De Leonhttp://www.bookemon.com/book-profile/santa-button/171633
Joshua Mireleshttp://www.bookemon.com/book-profile/the-christmas-monster/174270
George Martinezhttp://www.bookemon.com/book-profile/the-little-butterfly/170434
Rianna Kirkhamhttp://www.bookemon.com/book-profile/manny-makes-friends/171684
Stephanie Tiethttp://
www.bookemon.com/book-profile/kiki-day-at-the-park/170840
Clay Dabneyhttp://www.bookemon.com/book-profile/pterodactyls/47590
Jessica Westhttp://www.bookemon.com/book-profile/dear-body/47710
Cayce Berrymanhttp://www.bookemon.com/book-profile/chestnut-new-home/48786
Leslie Cookhttp://www.bookemon.com/book-profile/building-blunders/49285
Jacob Acostahttp://www.bookemon.com/book-profile/leo-the-little-giraffe/49413
Jessica Martinezhttp://www.bookemon.com/book-profile/love-bugs/46724
Taryn Stonekinghttp://www.bookemon.com/book-profile/do-you-know-what-am/50248
Ashley Clarkhttp://www.bookemon.com/book-profile/fox-in-dreamland/51905
Evaluation
Closure
After students publish their final ebook on an online publishing platform, here are some ideas for closure activities.
Have the students publish the web link to their ebook on
their online class portfolios or through a social network environment so other students can view and give feedback.
Have students share and present their ebooks to the class in a formal presentation. Creative presentations are encouraged. For example, the student might dress in character.
Extension Activity
Host an eBook Festival in the school library. Invite neighboring schools to participate.
School Fundraiser – Book Sale
Charity Fundraiser – Book Sale (Books could be designed and written in a theme or for a cause.)
eBook Resources / Websites
Story Jumperhttp://www.go2web20.net/site/?a=StoryJumper
CreateSpacehttps://www.createspace.com/
Stories from the Webhttp://www.storiesfromtheweb.org/index.asp
KidPadhttp://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/kiddesign/kidpad.shtml
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