TWT+2012-+Session+32

=TWT 2012 - Session 32: Creating Browser-based Ebooks That Can Be Accessed on Any Platform=

Roger Nembhard rnembhard@cookecenter.org Assistant Teacher, Tech Integrator Cooke Center for Learning and Development Grades PK-12 Subject areas: All Level of experience recommended: Basic to Advanced

//Participants will learn about making platform-independent ebooks that can be accessed and read in modern desktop and mobile browsers. These ebooks are not just for the iPad, but instead can be read on any device with a browser. The presenters will demonstrate the creation process using a Windows laptop, an Apple MacBook, Chrome, Notepad (a text editing program built into Windows), and TextWrangler, a free HTML editing program for Mac OS X. We'll be showing how to use Notepad and TextWrangler to edit the html of a browser-based book. Knowledge of HTML is not required; participants will simply edit a template as directed. //

//Bring either a Windows laptop or a Macbook with both Chrome and Firefox browsers already installed. //

//If you are bringing a MacBook, please also download and install the free program TextWrangler from the following link, before the workshop: // []

//The ebook template and media will be provided during the workshop. //

//After taking this workshop, participants will be able to create a simple platform-independent ebook, readable in modern browsers like Firefox or Chrome. //

Instructions for attendees: Install Mozilla's Firefox and Google's Chrome browsers on your laptop. Macbook users: download and install TextWrangler.