Slides for ALA webinar, March 1, 2013. Self-study version of this course: https://www.udemy.com/bookapps/?couponCode=HENNIG1

1. Introducing the Book as iPad App
ALA webinar
March 1, 2013
Nicole Hennig
http://nicolehennig.com
http://apps4librarians.com/bookapps/

2. Slides
http://www.slideshare.net/nic221/

3. Today’s talk
• What is a book app?
• Why should librarians care?
• Future of reading is here:
a. New ways to browse & search
b. Visual & audio enabled learning
c. Social interaction
• Online course preview
• Resource list

4. What is a book app?
NOT:
- just text
- Kindle or iBooks ebooks
- PDF ebook
- a stand-alone app for smartphone or tablet
- takes advantage of features of the device, such as
audio, animation, zoom, geo-location and more

5. Example

6. London: A City Through Time

7. London: A City Through Time
http://j.mp/londonapp2
1:51 minutes
I will pause while you watch this video.

8. Digital Divide
But what about?
- people who can’t afford iPads
- people in without connectivity
- people with disabilities

9. Donations
http://www.mactrast.com/2011/09/
apple-donates-thousands-of-ipads-to-
volunteer-teachers-in-low-income-areas/

10. Schools
providing
iPads
http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/03/23/
schools-textbooks-ipad

11. Grants
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-
and-regional/montana/business-gives-to-
scobey-schools-for-ipads/

12. Cell phones in
developing
world
http://dsc.discovery.com/technology/tech-10/cell-phones-help-nations.html

13. Cell
phones,
not
computers
https://chronicle.com/article/Laura-Czerniewicz/130937/

14. Tablets
http://www.itproportal.com/
2012/05/15/one-tablet-per-child-
technology-making-a-difference/

15. Solar
panels
Kids
learn on
their
own
http://www.itproportal.com/
2012/05/15/one-tablet-per-child-
technology-making-a-difference/

16. “the social impact of
one laptop per child”
http://j.mp/XooRMc

17. Success stories of children with disabilities
http://bridgingapps.org/2012/05/ivans-story/

18. Success stories
http://bridgingapps.org/2012/05/ivans-story/

20. “There is no benefit in giving kids iPads in school if you
don't change school.”
You cannot replace the Model T model of education with an iPad
if you still believe learning can be produced by assembly line
standards and standardization.
- Cathy Davidson
http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/11092746/article-In-schools--are-iPads-anything-but-a-
toy-

21. Brain science & learning
http://www.cathydavidson.com/

22. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joepemberton/4831122143/in/photostream/

23. The mission of libraries
The mission of a library is to
improve society through
facilitating knowledge creation in
the community.
- R. David Lankes
Expect More: Demanding Better Libraries for
Today’s Complex World

24. Apps: facilitating knowledge creation

25. Art & music

26. Photography & design

27. GPS in the field, mind-mapping

28. Spreadsheet apps
in the field
https://ipad.redlands.qld.edu.au/blog/
2012/06/23/using-ipads-scientific-fieldwork

29. Geologic field work
http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2011/07/02/using-the-ipad-in-geologic-field-work-part-2/

30. Microscope to iPad
http://www.leica-microsystems.com/products/light-microscopes/education/life-science/details/product/leica-dmshare/

31. Librarians should be “app-literate”

32. The future of reading
- shifting boundaries
- innovation
- enabling better learning and
understanding

33. Some interesting aspects of book apps
1) different ways to browse & search
2) visual & audio enabling learning
3) social interaction

34. 1) different ways to browse & search

35. How far into
the book?
Kindle for iPhone

36. How far into the book?

37. Inkling
Textbooks

38. Inkling

39. Inkling

40. Inkling
textbooks

41. Inkling
how much is left?

42. Inkling
how much is left?
page numbers that
match print edition

43. Inkling

44. Inkling

45. Web version
https://www.inkling.com/

46. Browsing
Popular Mechanics

47. Browsing
Popular Mechanics

48. Browsing
Popular Mechanics
Color-coded sections

49. Browsing by location

50. Browsing by location

51. Browsing by location

52. Browsing by timeline

53. London: a city through time
• Read the complete text of the London Encyclopedia, the 1000-page
monster source book.
• 2,000 rare prints, works of art and photos.
• 35 documentaries from the Pathé archive.
• 71 zoomable panoramas of the capital at various points in history.
These are gyro-controlled and swivel around the viewpoint as you
turn on the spot.
• 20 ‘spinnable’ artefacts from the Museum of London, allowing you to
get closer than in the museum itself.
• Audio tours from Blue Badge guides.
• A ‘my London’ section in which famous Londoners reveal their
favourite parts of town.

54. Different ways to search

55. Voice search

56. Voice search
by Dragon
Nuance, makers of Dragon
Dictation

57. Voice search

58. Voice search

59. Visual search
Leafsnap

60. Leafsnap
http://j.mp/leafsnap2
Columbia Univ, Smithsonian, Univ. of Maryland
1:54 minutes
Watch this video on your own later.

61. Leafsnap

62. Leafsnap

63. Leafsnap

64. Leafsnap

65. Leafsnap
browse by location

66. 2) Visuals that enable learning

67. Informative visuals

68. Informative visuals

69. Informative visuals

70. Informative visuals

71. Informative visuals

72. Informative visuals

73. Informative visuals

74. Informative visuals

75. Visuals you can touch
Heart Pro III

76. Visuals you can touch
Heart Pro III

77. Visuals you can touch
Heart Pro III

78. Visuals you can touch
Heart Pro III

79. Visuals you can touch
Heart Pro III

80. Heart Pro III
http://vimeo.com/20239050
1:38 minutes
I will pause while you watch this video.
Turn down or mute the soundtrack of this video.
It’s loud! (just music)

81. 2) Audio that enables learning

82. Audio learning

83. Audio learning

84. Audio learning

85. Audio learning

86. Audio learning

87. Audio learning

88. Audio learning

89. Audio learning

90. innovation in visual & sound design

91. Graphic novels

92. Graphic novels

93. Graphic novels

94. Graphic novels

95. Graphic novels

96. Zoom and swipe

97. Zoom and swipe

98. Double tap

99. Guided view

100. Whole page

101. Swipe

102. Swipe

103. Swipe

104. Zooms
back out

105. Innovative layering & sound design

106. CIA: Operation AJAX
http://www.cognitocomics.com/operationajax/
1:10 minutes
I will pause while you watch this video.

107. 3) Social interaction

108. Social interaction
Inkling textbooks
Follow anyone using your
book, see their notes and
highlights in real time, create
running discussions
anywhere, and star the most
helpful notes.

109. authoring platforms

110. iBooks Author
http://www.slideshare.net/nic221/ibooks-author-creating-multitouch-books-for-ipad

111. Other authoring platforms
$4.99

112. much more to explore

113. Much more to explore
helping readers understand
memory aids
• character notes • better endnotes
• timelines • adaptive learning systems
• quizzes • peer-to-peer help
• notes/highlighting • author-to-reader help
active pictures new layouts
• panning & zooming • infinite canvas
• augmented reality • variable sized viewports
• multi-state photos • stories that scroll
• interactive charts • hands-free page turning
audio
• sounds & soundtracks
• audio captions
• language learning Adapted from Breaking the Page

114. Much more to explore
new forms
• pop-up pages
• multiple points of entry communal compositions
• location-aware texts • text mashups
• transmedia • curated collections
• crowd-sourced compositions
• networked collections
short-form content
• piecemeal prose
• shortform content personalization
• be the narrator
• adaptive content
marketing tools • build your own book
• new kinds of covers
• book trailers
• sneak peaks Adapted from Breaking the Page

115. Want to learn
more?
Take the online
course
http://apps4librarians.com/bookapps/

116. http://apps4librarians.com/bookapps/

117. Book as iPad App course
4 weeks, starts April 1
• week 1: introduction and definitions.
• week 2: fiction & nonfiction titles: science, history, art/architecture,
photography, cooking
• week 3: children's books and graphic novels (all ages)
• week 4: innovation and user experience trends, service ideas for
libraries, keeping up, further resources

118. The course includes:
• over 25 video demos
• more than 20 readings about book innovations
• discuss with your colleagues
• guidelines for how to review interactive books
• optional: write your own app reviews for sharing
with peers in the class

119. Free resource list
http://apps4librarians.com/
bookapps/resources.html

120. Also of interest
Covers a
wider range of apps.
http://apps4librarians.com/

121. Sign up
to hear about
future courses
& ebooks
http://eepurl.com/vzYuX

122. http://nicolehennig.com/

123. Testimonials
This four-week course gets five stars not only for the information it
contains, but also for the level of empowerment it provides. I signed up
not knowing a thing about book apps, and in a month's time I am using
them at work and collaborating with a library colleague to create a book
app of our own for use in story times. The topic is timely, relevant and
fun! I couldn't ask for more.
- Susan Hansen, Branch Manager, West Hartford Public Library,
Hartford, CT
Wonderful. Just a wonderful introduction to Books as iPads
in terms of what is currently available and examples of the
ideas that are moving this format along as we span the
paper/electronic options. Nicole is very knowledgeable and
her style of instruction is approachable and fun.
- Lydia Patrick, Technology Division Manager for
Loudoun County Public Library, Reston, Virginia
This was a great class, so easy to navigate and take on my own time frame but
with deadlines so I didn't procrastinate forever. The articles were spot on and well
chosen. Including a hands on component as well as a create ideas activity which
made it a very useful and productive class that I can take back and share with my
fellow librarians and administrators.
- Trish Hull, Manager, Magna Library at Salt Lake County Library Services,
Magna, UT

124. Sign up: http://apps4librarians.com/bookapps/
Free guide: http://apps4librarians.com/bookapps/resources.html
These slides: http://www.slideshare.net/nic221/
Hear about new courses: http://eepurl.com/vzYuX
http://nicolehennig.com/