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Reflection for creating an eBook

Part of this week’s assignment, involved creating an eBook using a free website for teachers and students, http://bookbuilder.cast.org/. I found the website to be extremely entertaining, interesting, easy to navigate through, and informative. I experienced a few challenges in the beginning but was easily able to figure out the features and fix the problems with the help button. It was surprisingly easy to create pages, add pages to the table of content, and select the template design for the pages. It was fascinating how it allowed the creator to add any HTML, audio, and images to the content. The coach feature was my favorite because it has a built-in speech to text and the creator can select an academic coach for the sound recorder. According to Rose & Meyer (2002), “Features such as text-to-speech “translation” supports decoding so that learners can focus on strategic reading or content learning.” Since I teach at a school that is 98% Hispanic, the Spanish function would be an excellent feature to share with my coworkers. I believe that if teachers start using this tool in the classrooms, it would help to keep the students engaged. It can also be used for the diverse learners as well as allowing additional time on classroom and homework assignments. This was my first time using this website and creating an eBook, and look forward to sharing this with my students and coworkers.