Tag Archives: Book Creator

Book Creator and Advocacy: A Summer eBook Project About Food Allergies

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Cathy Yenca

I’m going to prominently wear my “mom hat” for this post. My son has severe food allergies. In a day and age where this is more prevalent than ever (unfortunately) I’ve found the best way to protect those who have … Continue reading →

Posted in Algebra 1, Pre-Algebra | Tagged advocacy, Book Creator, eBook, Food Allergies, iBooks, ImageChef, iMovie, iPad, Skitch, YouTube | Leave a comment

iPadpalooza 2014 Highlights #iplza14

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Cathy Yenca

This year’s iPadpalooza “festival of learning” was a real treat. How can anyone summarize in a blog post what it was like to be there? Thankfully, we have #iplza14 on Twitter to help us all reminisce, and to help you … Continue reading →

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Students Use Book Creator to Author Mathematics: Part 2

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Cathy Yenca

For our last day of class with a “normal” schedule (today), I met with my students in our school’s 21st-century learning space. There’s a sampling of flexible furniture, a corner with stadium seating, iMacs, a big-screen TV, an Apple TV, … Continue reading →

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Students Use Book Creator to Author Mathematics: Part 1

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Cathy Yenca

This year, my students noticed that I often say, “You’ll never see that in a math book.” Some of the topics we explore take a twist. For example, when students solved systems of linear equations using elimination, I called it the … Continue reading →