TW+1_19+Mixbook+Bookbuilder




 * January 19, 2011 Session - Mixbook and Bookbuilder **

www.mixbook.com/edu a free online authoring tool. Mixbook allows users to create online books including text, still images and backgrounds. Users may work individually or may collaborate online in the creation of books. Mixbooks are interactive in that the reader/viewer turns the book pages on the computer screen by clicking in the lower right or left corners of the book page as displayed. An account is required to create books; however, books may be shared and viewed via weblinks. A Mixbook account is not required to view a book. Mixbooks are stored on the Mixbook web server and may be purchased in hard copy form. Mixbooks cannot be saved or downloaded to an individual computer, nor can they be printed out by individuals.
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http://bookbuilder.cast.org another free online authoring tool. Like Mixbook, Bookbuilder allows users to create and share online books; however, Bookbuilder is much more interactive than Mixbook. Bookbuilder allows for the use of text, still images, hyperlinks, audio files, links to video files and student reponses. Bookbuilder is considered a Universal Design for Learning tool because of its capacity to create learning materials appealing to a variety of learning styles. Like Mixbook, an account is required to create a Bookbuilder book, but books may be shared via weblinks, accounts are not required to view Bookbuilder books. Bookbuilder books may be saved or downloaded to an individual user's computer or saved to flashdrives or CDs. Bookbuilder books may also be printed out in hard copy form by individuals.
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