iBooks...Get Creative!

Apple announced today iBooks Author, a free Mac app for authoring interactive e-books. With this powerful software, users will be able to do simple drop and drag operations to create e-books in minutes. This product has a focus on education but definetly can be broaden for use outside of the classroom.

As an educator and a technologist, I'm screaming "Oh yeah"! This is absolutely the direction I would like to see books move toward. Awesome job Apple!

Make any type of book with iBook Author. Start with a template or customize your own template and let your imagination run wild. Add photo galleries, videos, add text by typing or just drag and drop files from your desktop. Text flows smoothly as you add images and you can add widgets to enhance it even more. Full screen video, keynote presentations and 3D images are just a few key features that you can add to make your iBook interactive. Use chapter review widgets to create review sections in your book...perfect for students. Use it in portrait view or landscape view. Export it or submit it to iTunes. Anyone can create gorgeous interactive books made just for the iPad!

If you're "A Mac", go grab your free app of iBooks Author in the Mac Store today and start creating and publishing amazing mutli-touch books for the iPad.

Introducing...Music

Google Music was unveiled this past Wednesday. This came days after Apple released iTunes Match. Which one will you choose? I suggest finding the one that best fits your needs.


What is Google Music? GMusic lets you store your entire collection for free and access it instantly on the web or your mobile device.


What is iTunes Match? Match lets you store your entire collection, including music you’ve imported from CDs or purchased somewhere other than iTunes. The cost is $24.99 a year. Check out one bloggers post on Match and the breakdown of the positive and negatives.

There are plenty of articles comparing the two that have popped up all over the web in the past couple of days. Being a Mac Girl, you would think I'd choose iTunes Match but when you compare free to a fee, it's hard to stick to my everything is better on a mac rule, especially with all the features GMusic is offering. Hmm, only time will tell!

The Amazing Life of Steve Jobs [Infographic] - Edudemic

The Amazing Life of Steve Jobs [Infographic] - Edudemic

iSad

The lost of Steve Jobs on yesterday afternoon has touched every person who owns an iSomething. Whether that’s an iPod, an iPhone, an iPad, download media in iTunes, iMacs or any of the APPLE line of products. What an inspirational genius…who completely changed the technology world and the way we communicate.

iBelieve his memory and his drive to motivate others to go over and beyond will live on!

Check out a slideshow on Yahoo! News of Steve Jobs.