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		<title>Myebook: Digital Book Publishing</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week someone shared a link to Myebook on Twitter.  This is a cool, free application that allows you to create a digital flash book with pages that &#8220;turn.&#8221;  There are 2 ways to create: upload from a PDF (fast &#38; easy) or create from scratch (which allows you to customize your pages with color, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last week someone shared a link to <a href="http://www.myebook.com/index.php" target="_blank">Myebook</a> on Twitter.  This is a cool, free application that allows you to create a digital flash book with pages that &#8220;turn.&#8221;  There are 2 ways to create: upload from a PDF (fast &amp; easy) or create from scratch (which allows you to customize your pages with color, backgrounds, frames, templates, etc).  I decided to create one from scratch to get a feel for how it worked.<br />
<a href="http://www.myebook.com/index.php?option=ebook&amp;id=8233" target="blank"><img src="http://www.myebook.com/assets/frontend_file/embed_image/ebook_id/8233.png" border="0" alt="Myebook - Waterfalls of SC - click here to open my ebook" /></a></p>
<p>Then I tested the PDF option with a student project:<br />
<a href="http://www.myebook.com/index.php?option=ebook&amp;id=8513" target="blank"><img src="http://www.myebook.com/assets/frontend_file/embed_image/ebook_id/8513.png" border="0" alt="Myebook - Hummingbirds - click here to open my ebook" /></a></p>
<p>There are so many ways this could be used in school, not only for Language Arts, but in every content area.  Primary teachers could use it to create class books, and older students could create individual books.  Teachers could create an end of the year memory book for their class.  Content can be uploaded from your computer, Flickr, Picasa, Facebook, Bebo, Photobucket, and more.  Books can be designated as public or private.  Each book has its own URL, and embeddable code is also provided.</p>
<p><strong>Recommendations:</strong></p>
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<li>Make sure you have Flash 10 loaded.</li>
<li>Don&#8217;t allow students to go to the Myebook main page.  People post a variety of books, and some content is definitely not suitable for students.  I plan to share and manage by using the URL links.</li>
<li>For most elementary students, the easiest option would be to have them create their content in Word or PowerPoint and save as a PDF.  Then you upload the PDF, and the ebook is quickly created.  Older students would enjoy creating their own and customizing.</li>
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