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03 Apr 2012
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Thanks 4 the Support

Hot Apps 4 HOTS has exceeded 6,000 downloads in the iBookstore. Yolanda and I want to thank all of you who downloaded the book and have offered your support in word of mouth and tweets.

Hot Apps 4 HOTS: FREE ePub Available in iBooks

A special thanks to those who blogged about the resource and reviewed it:

Free Technology for Teachers: Hot Apps for Higher Order Thinking and From Ideas to iBooks – Great Advice
Apps in Education: Hot Apps 4 HOTS and Jackpot: iPad Lessons
Just iPadding Along: Hot Apps 4 HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills)
Learning in Hand: Guide to Using Free Apps to Support Higher Order Thinking Skills
Inquisitive Dog: Fresh Ideas from TCEA
iDevice in the Mountains: Must Have ePub for iPads in the Classroom

03 Feb 2012
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Hot Apps 4 HOTS: From iCeption to iSBN

"Hot Apps 4 HOTS" road to iBooks

This is a supplement to “Appy Hours 4 You” Blog Talk Radio Show: Episode 19 – “Hot Apps 4 HOTS: From iCeption to ISBN“. In this episode we discuss our journey to the iBookStore and some tips for self-publishing. We answered questions and gave more information on the following topics.

iCeption: Our Inspiration for the Book
Why we chose product-based FREE apps?
What type of research and preparation went into the book?
Why we chose a cooking theme?
Where we got a template?
The evolution of the book and what events led us to change our course
Info on How to get an ISBN
Info on Creative Commons Licensing
What resources the book contains for presenters and educators?
Who Reviewed our book?
Who designed the cover art?
How do you handle spacing in Pages/ePubs?
ePub Checker
Getting ePubs on a device without publishing to iBooks
iTunes Connect Online Application & Free Books Account
The iBooks Review Process

Here are some other articles on self-publishing that we found useful:

Stream this week’s episode or download it in iTunes directly.

Listen to internet radio with Techchef4u on Blog Talk Radio

Many thanks to all of you who have rated and reviewed the iBook on your site or in the iBookStore.

Customer Rating(s): “HOT! by *MuSiC*:) Devoured this inspiring treat! Loved the detailed directions using these amazing free apps. Thank you for writing and sharing it with the world!”

District Comments: “I already sent this out to all the facilitators and my staff on my campuses yesterday. I saw your tweet the night before and had already downloaded it and read it! You are a ROCKSTAR! This is awesome! I love it, I love the step by step directions for the teachers in as well as it being all free apps! Ideas were just spinning in my head. My coordinator replied back how wonderful it was as well as the rest of the facilitators! Do you ever sleep? Oh my goodness you do a lot. I am thankful you do because I have learned so much from all your sites and everything. I also shared your site at our last Tenor meeting last month with surrounding school districts! Thanks for all your awesomeness!:-)” – Donita O’Hair (Technology Integration Facilitator – Frisco ISD)

“Free Technology for Teachers” featured Hot Apps 4 HOTS

"Free Technology for Teachers" highlights "Hot Apps 4 HOTS"

01 Feb 2012
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Hot Apps 4 HOTS Live in iTunes!

After months of work and preparation, our “Hot Apps 4 HOTS” ePub is now officially available in the iBookStore for download. This was a self-published effort by myself and Yolanda Barker and we are “oh so appy” and overjoyed to share it with the world. The book includes 9 step-by-step apptivities that focus on each level of Bloom’s (some levels have more than one apptivity). The resource will also serve for our TCEA 2012 workshop by the same name.

Hot Apps 4 HOTS Now Available in iTunes!!!!!!

Please download and share! If you enjoyed the book…we would greatly appreciate reviews/ratings. =)

10 Jan 2012
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Hot Apps 4 HOTS: TCEA 2012

In preparation for our “Hot Apps 4 HOTS” workshop which will be offered at TCEA 2012, we have created an ePub to serve as the framework for the course.

Screenshots of "Hot Apps 4 HOTS" ePub compiled in Turbo Collage App

The ePub includes 9 task cards. There is a task card for each level of Bloom’s taxonomy. (If an app was only available on the iPad 2, we included a secondary task card to be used with the iPad 1). Each task card includes:

Bloom’s Level & Definition
App(s) Used with a Brief Description (all apps are free)
Task Summary
Step-by-Step Directions for the Task
Example of Completed Task
Further Thoughts
Other Resources (includes support materials for the task as well as hyperlinks to other iLesson(s) using the app)

The ePub also includes:

The Story behind our ePub
Resources and setup
iPad Basics (includes information about getting an app, launching an app, changing orientation)
Acquiring Content (includes tips and how to’s for taking pictures and video, saving an image from the web, taking screenshots, adding content through iTunes, and adding content through a shared Dropbox)
Submitting Products
Author Biographies
Acknowledgments
Citations

"Hot Apps 4 HOTS" cover art is an original production from Lisa Jackson

The ePub is available in iBooks for TCEA 2012 participants (and any anyone else interested) to download and enjoy!

TCEA Notes: Participants will want to download the iBook and the following apps prior to the workshop to ensure optimal productivity during the Bring Your Own Device session. Here is a list of the apps that will be utilized during the workshop:

T-Chart, TED, ScreenChomp, Videolicious, FlashCardlet, Doodle Buddy, Puppet Pals, Popplet Lite, Talking Tom or Ben, Talking Tom & Ben Do the News and Qwiki

TCEA SlideShare: (my apologies about formatting discrepancies between Keynote and PPT)

Hot apps 4 hots slideshare version

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