26 September 2024
Multiple books to portfolios
12 September 2024
Commenting Update
19 August 2024
Korean Fonts
19 August 2024
Page Templates
24 June 2024
Student portfolios
2 May 2024
Translations
27 March 2024
Central libraries
14 February 2024
Limit book creation
22 January 2024
LMS integration and more
28 November 2023
Assign books to students
14 November 2023
Purchase and distribute individual licenses
29 September 2023
New Foundational Literacy templates
21 September 2023
Copy the invite link for a library
18 September 2023
Change the color of audio hotspots
5 September 2023
New text editor options in Book Creator
23 June 2023
Book Creator graphic organizers and lesson planners
12 June 2023
New features in Read Mode
25 May 2023
Book Creator Toolkit for Schools & Districts
27 March 2023
Teach Your First Lesson - templates and lesson plans
1 February 2023
A bundle of feature updates! New fonts, language picker, multi-select and more
20 October 2022
Import your PDFs into Book Creator
18 October 2022
Cropping images and photos
1 September 2022
Commenting and feedback tool
19 August 2022
Text indenting using the tab or space key
18 July 2022
Updated Book Creator Certified Author course
27 January 2022
New App Store in Book Creator
13 August 2021
Rearrange order of books on bookshelf
30 June 2021
Remixing and Analytics
2 June 2021
Prevent unlocking of items
21 May 2021
Voice search for images and more
28 April 2021
Change your avatar
27 January 2021
Build with templates
15 December 2020
Hex code colour picker
3 December 2020
Integration with Noun Project
3 December 2020
New shapes added
3 December 2020
12 new fonts added to Book Creator
12 August 2020
Discover tab in Teacher Dashboard
12 August 2020
Convert text to columns
14 July 2020
Copy multiple pages, copy to other books
12 June 2020
In-app training module
6 May 2020
Create login links
1 May 2020
Improvements to collaboration
1 April 2020
Translation into 10 new languages
30 January 2020
230+ accessibility improvements
23 January 2020
Support for Microsoft Edge
14 January 2020
Unlimited libraries on the 1000 book plan
23 August 2019
Monthly payment option for individual plans
24 June 2019
AutoDraw and pen tool update
16 April 2019
Support for Safari
10 April 2019
Turn off student editing
22 January 2019
Publish whole libraries
1 November 2018
Let students publish their own books
19 September 2018
Add a co-teacher
29 August 2018
Embed content from other apps and websites
16 May 2018
Sign in with a QR code
16 May 2018
Support for LMS integration
27 April 2018
'Read to me' feature comes to web
1 March 2018
Real-time collaboration
15 November 2017
Print as PDF, speech to text, improved workflow
13 August 2017
Book Creator for Chrome goes live
Multiple books to portfolios
๐ Attention Teachers! ๐
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) September 26, 2024
You asked, we listened! Now you can easily transfer multiple student books from your library to student portfolios in just a few clicks! ๐โจ
๐ฅ Watch the quick tutorial to see how it works: https://t.co/hTcihAtFuT pic.twitter.com/zLcgc5oSkI
Commenting update
๐ Exciting Update: Commenting Has a New Home!
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) September 12, 2024
You can now find the ๐ commenting feature at the top of the editor, right alongside all the tools you use daily.
Check it out today! ๐ฉโ๐ซ๐จโ๐ pic.twitter.com/fB6W68wQwU
Korean Fonts
๐Exciting News from The Republic of Korea! ๐ฐ๐ท
โ๏ธ New Korean Fonts: We've added 4 beautiful Korean fonts in the app, making it easier than ever for our Korean creators to express themselves in their native language.#EdTech #KoreanFonts #GlobalLearning #MultilingualEducation pic.twitter.com/VU9nDNvnqF
โ Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) August 26, 2024
19 August 2024
Page Templates
๐ Exciting news for educators! ๐
Weโve just launched over 800 page templates in Book Creator designed specifically for K-12 classrooms.
Dive into our blog to learn more about how these templates can transform your teaching. ๐โจ https://t.co/hEc7oFaIHW pic.twitter.com/V3feTle6Vi
โ Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) August 19, 2024
24 June 2024
Student portfolios
2 May 2024
Translations
NEW โจ
— Book Creator Team ๐ (@BookCreatorApp) May 2, 2024
Translate text, audio, comments, video captions - even whole books! All with one click in Book Creator. ใ๏ธ
Learn more โคต๏ธhttps://t.co/8t0SCL5VQZ#ELL #ESL #LanguageLearning #edtech pic.twitter.com/r9DOVZc3vg
27 March 2024
Central libraries
Read the full article here!Let's welcome our latest feature update - Central Libraries. ๐
— Book Creator Team ๐ (@BookCreatorApp) April 2, 2024
Schools and districts on a domain license can now create, curate and share high quality resources and exemplars with teachers ensuring a high quality implementation. โ
Learn more at https://t.co/gSk9X2DEZY
๐ pic.twitter.com/7DvSWdkoBc
Limit book creation
๐ฃ New library setting released!
— Book Creator Team #IDEAcon (@BookCreatorApp) February 14, 2024
Teachers can now set a maximum number of books for students to create in a library. While we don't what to limit student creativity this is a very common feature request, and makes it easier for teachers to review students' work in a library! pic.twitter.com/bFGBEvKx7a
22 January 2024
LMS integration and more
Read the full article here!New for 2024 and fresh for #FETC...
— Book Creator Team ๐ #FETC #TCEA (@BookCreatorApp) January 22, 2024
Book Creator UPDATES! ๐
> Central libraries (coming soon...)
> Create Book Creator assignments in your LMS
> Let students turn in work
> View and grade student work in your LMS
> View libraries across your whole district
โคต๏ธโฆ pic.twitter.com/e6NGcr4ypR
28 November 2023
Assign books to students
๐ ASSIGN BOOKS...
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) November 28, 2023
This new update makes it easier to assign lessons to your students in Book Creator. Just click and share!
More info here:https://t.co/vVznrbX25M pic.twitter.com/NpIy3Mmebu
14 November 2023
Purchase and distribute individual licenses
GOOD news for admins...
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) November 14, 2023
You can now purchase and distribute individual licenses for your teachers (no Book Creator account needed). Ideal for purchasing a few licenses for teachers without needing a purchase order.#BookCreator #edtech pic.twitter.com/00o0ogogKe
29 September 2023
New Foundational Literacy templates
โจA new set of Foundational Literacy templates can now be found in Discover โจ
— Book Creator Team ๐ #AASL23 (@BookCreatorApp) September 29, 2023
The first set is the Alphabet which supports all five pillars of literacy, in line with Science of Reading. ๐ก
Log in and check them out NOW!#ELA #Literacy #edutwitter pic.twitter.com/tuaoPe074C
21 September 2023
Copy the invite link for a library
A small but mighty update!
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) September 21, 2023
In the library code popup you can now also copy a link for the library. This can then be shared with students or other teachers and when they click on it they will automatically join the library without needing to type in the code.
Simple and easy ๐ pic.twitter.com/hKKC8TOvY8
18 September 2023
Change the color of audio hotspots
๐คฏ change the colors of the audio hotspot!!!
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) September 18, 2023
(NEW!) pic.twitter.com/aaH9bdLs3H
New text editor options in Book Creator
Book Creator graphic organizers and lesson planners
Weโre excited to announce that Book Creator now comes with over 100 teacher created, professional graphic organizers, enabling your students to make use of all our multimedia and accessibility features.
— Book Creator Team at #ISTELive (@BookCreatorApp) June 25, 2023
Check them out now!
โคต๏ธhttps://t.co/wEqfBqYfHw#ISTELive #NotAtISTE #a11y pic.twitter.com/vJKORwew3h
12 June 2023
New features in Read Mode
READ MODE UPDATED ๐
New reading settings, page picker, and new sharing options all arrive to give a welcome boost to the reading and publishing experience in Book Creator.
Learn more here ๐ https://t.co/uxoG3vJTfv pic.twitter.com/H58ZbwNUruโ Book Creator Team ๐ #ISTELive (@BookCreatorApp) June 12, 2023
25 May 2023
Book Creator Toolkit for Schools & Districts
Have you seen our new Toolkit for Schools & Districts yet? ๐
— Book Creator Team ๐ #ISTELive (@BookCreatorApp) June 12, 2023
Unlock the full potential of Book Creator with this comprehensive guide, bursting with tips and tricks to take your classrooms to the next level.
Get your copy here โคต๏ธhttps://t.co/mz08u6wDyA pic.twitter.com/0EwuI1NTy0
27 March 2023
Teach Your First Lesson - templates and lesson plans
New LESSON PLANS and TEMPLATES for teachers who want to introduce Book Creator to their students.
โ Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) March 27, 2023
Grab yours here โคต๏ธ
https://t.co/KosOyq70ds pic.twitter.com/HC5IYtB0qe
1 FEBRUARY 2023
New fonts, language picker, multi-select and more
We've got a lot of new feature updates to let you know about!
— Book Creator Team at #TCEA23 (@BookCreatorApp) February 1, 2023
Here's the thread 1/9 ๐ pic.twitter.com/EwpGvp4Gpw
20 October 2022
Import your PDFs into Book Creator
Newsflash... you can now import PDFs into Book Creator and work on them in the app. ๐ pic.twitter.com/YIcXkEP8T5
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) October 20, 2022
Cropping images and photos
The wait is over! You can now crop images and photos in Book Creator โ๏ธ pic.twitter.com/oudZr5Hcqy
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) October 18, 2022
Commenting and feedback tool
You can now add multimedia comments in Book Creator! ๐ฏ
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) September 1, 2022
Give feedback on any page:
๐ Video and audio comments
๐ช Animated emojis
๐ผ GIFs and feedback stickers
๐ฌ Text comments
Feedback is the single most influential factor in improving student successhttps://t.co/nqXXb5RW2f pic.twitter.com/hTKO8hX0mB
Text indenting
A small but mighty improvement has just been added - you can now indent text in Book Creator.#ELA and #ELL teachers rejoice! ๐ pic.twitter.com/IyOLJPKdBe
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) August 19, 2022
Updated Book Creator Certified Author course
The new Book Creator Certified Author course is OUT! ๐๐
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) July 18, 2022
Join @theipodteacher and @BookCreator_Cat as they help you get the most out of Book Creator. Complete the training and get a digital badge and certificate!
Learn more at https://t.co/eq1C3usDQGโจ pic.twitter.com/gqevWxhaxd
New App Store in Book Creator
It's here! Power up your Book Creator experience with our brand new App Store!! ๐
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) January 27, 2022
โ๏ธ@Canva
๐@Giphy
๐@Bitmoji
๐ฆ@Sketchfab
๐ฅณ@JoyPixels (Animated emojis)
๐บ@GoogleForEdu Maps & Drive
โ๏ธFeedback Sticker Pack
โคต๏ธhttps://t.co/hxd63ae47o#FETC #edtech #BookCreator pic.twitter.com/38GJZzqYZv
Rearrange order of books on bookshelf
๐
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) August 13, 2021
You can now rearrange the order of books on your bookshelf in Book Creator.
Switching to grid view also allows you to delete, move or combine multiple books at once. ๐๐๐
Learn more:https://t.co/gKY25t2v06 pic.twitter.com/XnRQfuyww9
Remixing and Analytics
We'd like to introduce you to...
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) June 30, 2021
๐ข ANALYTICS
You can now view how many times a book has been read (and where in the world!)
๐ซ REMIXING
Access other books online and add them straight into your library with a simple click
Learn more at https://t.co/3FZSGfdX8g#ISTELive pic.twitter.com/nhTCYSiRoF
Prevent unlocking of items
It's now possible to make elements in Book Creator completely secure, so they can't be unlocked.
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) June 2, 2021
This feature has been requested by teachers for making template books, and is part of a bigger update we are planning for later this month. Stay tuned!https://t.co/FdDAO4ItLQ pic.twitter.com/0uzLECRoAU
Voice search for images and more
Exciting new image updates in Book Creator!
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) May 21, 2021
๐ฃ Voice search for images, maps and icons
โ Safer image search with instant blocking
โ๏ธ New on-page image attribution and citation
More info โคต๏ธhttps://t.co/0pj8SxaxQQ pic.twitter.com/mwY1EeEfUV
Change your avatar
๐ฃ Quick feature update:
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) April 28, 2021
Change your avatar photo in Book Creator! ๐ค
* If you're in the US or Canada, you can also now add your school name (please do!). pic.twitter.com/MpUyZ7QPnl
Build with templates
๐ฑ You can now build with TEMPLATES in Book Creator!
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) January 27, 2021
โญ๏ธ 18 beautifully designed templates
โญ๏ธ Links to academic themes
โญ๏ธ Build pages as you go
LIVE now, login to https://t.co/py7eajvyR7
Learn more at https://t.co/vAN7yk5TzO#BringCreativity #edtech #BookCreator pic.twitter.com/mPkcl8uqqc
Hex code colour picker
๐ด๐ต๐ข๐กโซ๏ธโช๏ธ๐
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) December 15, 2020
Sometimes you know the exact hex code of the colour you want to use (e.g. "Book Creator blue" is #338bec).
You can now choose a colour by adding the hex code in Book Creator! And when you choose a colour we now tell you the hex code so you can easily replicate it. pic.twitter.com/w4VI8dXY0S
Integration with Noun Project
Announcing a new partnership with @NounProject, bringing over 2 million beautifully crafted icons to Book Creator!
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) December 2, 2020
โซ๏ธ Included with a Book Creator subscription
๐ซ Safe search suitable for classrooms
๐ฒ Multilingual search enabledhttps://t.co/CW7QWiGZH9#ISTE20 pic.twitter.com/kqiLTlRhpc
New shapes added
New shapes in Book Creator!
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) December 3, 2020
Pentagons, hexagons, septagons and octagons, badges, hearts, and more arrows. Pssstโฆ you can also rotate images now!
Learn more:https://t.co/CW7QWiGZH9#BringCreativity pic.twitter.com/UlwsjUC79H
12 new fonts added to Book Creator
12 new fonts added to Book Creator, ftw.
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) December 2, 2020
๐#BringCreativity #ISTE20 pic.twitter.com/QaDKFGlivI
Discover tab in Teacher Dashboard
๐๐๐๐
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) August 12, 2020
Introducing the new #Discover tab in Book Creator, with specially curated books, libraries, templates and more.
OUT NOW
Learn more โคต๏ธhttps://t.co/eXW3xVCNpQ#BookCreatorUpdate pic.twitter.com/Bd6R9vamcp
Convert text to columns
You can now columnise text in Book Creator. It's easy!
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) August 12, 2020
Just highlight your text, click the Inspector and choose 'Columns'.#BookCreatorUpdate pic.twitter.com/tYtgZb02Ni
Copy multiple pages, copy to other books
Ooh... this is useful. ๐
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) July 14, 2020
You can now copy multiple pages in Book Creator. What's more, you can copy pages to other books! ๐
Made an update to a template? With this feature, you can send it out to everyone in the class at once. โก๏ธ
Learn more:https://t.co/9FIxQb98xB#edtech pic.twitter.com/oHJTCp3hYR
In-app training module
We're excited to announce a new feature! ๐
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) June 12, 2020
We now have a self-paced training course built into Book Creator. Take level 1 today and become a Book Creator Certified Author!
Learn more โคต๏ธhttps://t.co/mKm4Mb00Dc pic.twitter.com/ES4C9aLOcb
Create login links
๐บ๐บ๐บ๐บ๐บ๐บ
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) May 6, 2020
Another new release to support remote learning:
Students without a Google/Office365 account can now log in using a login link! This will help students who don't have a webcam and are unable to scan QR codes.
Super simple to use. https://t.co/oFc9Po7Vfa#edtech pic.twitter.com/rTJ8GamNYH
Improvements to collaboration
๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) May 1, 2020
New feature:
Our collaboration tool now allows you to choose which students can work on particular books. Teachers now have more control over which students can work together๐จโ๐จโ๐งโ๐ฆ
Don't forget we are offering a free 90 day trial of this feature: https://t.co/ksAPV3PYuq pic.twitter.com/Yqc7XQiXRb
Translation into 10 new languages
More support for remote learning. We've just translated Book Creator into 10 new languages!
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) April 1, 2020
๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฑ ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐ท ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ณ๐ด ๐ช๐ธ ๐ธ๐ช https://t.co/ZnmsdJd716#keeplearning #remotelearning #homelearning pic.twitter.com/cVIns5VqtT
230+ accessibility improvements
We've made over 230 accessibility improvements to Book Creator online. ๐ช
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) January 30, 2020
๐ Dictate in 120 languages
๐ Add captions to audio and video
โจ๏ธ Navigate using your keyboard
โ much more.https://t.co/SfyCYWDdiR#a11y #BringCreativity #edtech #TCEA #TCEA2020 #NotAtTCEA pic.twitter.com/uivdgVmAvl
Support for Microsoft Edge
Book Creator now works on Microsoft Edge (as well as Chrome and Safari).#Bett2020 #MicrosoftEdu #edtech pic.twitter.com/ImlOALBss9
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) January 23, 2020
Unlimited libraries on the 1000 book plan
Anyone on the 1,000 book plan can create unlimited libraries.
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) August 10, 2020
โก๏ธ Unlimited libraries
โก๏ธ Up to 200 books in each
โก๏ธ Create a library for each of your students
Read more: https://t.co/quEhuPeesp pic.twitter.com/Gvt6AJH3h1
Monthly payment option for individual plans
Teachers, you can now pay for an individual Book Creator subscription monthly if you prefer - plans are $5 or $10 per month.
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) August 27, 2019
Click on your avatar in the web app and you'll see the option to upgrade.https://t.co/xSdckjyyPf pic.twitter.com/15DZEscaHK
AutoDraw and pen tool update
AUTODRAW COMES TO BOOK CREATOR!!
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) June 24, 2019
Our creativity update includes an overhaul of the pen tool:
๐ฉ๐ปโ๐จ AutoDraw
๐ Magic ink
๐ New pen styles
๐ Emojis
๐จ Fill tool
โ๏ธ Edit drawings
Find out more here: https://t.co/0OWfEgPS1Z#ISTE19 #ISTE2019 #BringCreativity #ISTE #edtech pic.twitter.com/7WgnjeFCQ4
Support for Safari
Enjoy using Book Creator on iPads? Did you know that the online version of Book Creator now works in Safari on iPads?
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) August 9, 2019
Take your experience online for:
๐ป Ability to access books on any device
๐ In-built image search
๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ง Real-time collaboration
Sign in at https://t.co/py7eajvyR7 pic.twitter.com/KxFfbgiv4v
Turn off student editing
Turn off student editing in Book Creator using the library settings.
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) August 10, 2020
Flick the toggle and students will still be able to access their books, but they will be in read-only mode, and they won't be able to make any more edits.
Learn more โคต๏ธhttps://t.co/PbzwtWf76V pic.twitter.com/qig2iO5a7L
Publish whole libraries
You now publish whole libraries in Book Creator...
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) January 22, 2019
Details here:https://t.co/kG45lqpXc8#BringCreativity pic.twitter.com/7jTvB5ab8y
Let students publish their own books
Heads up, we put out a new update this week - students are now allowed to publish their own books online in Book Creator for Chrome, if the teacher allows it in the library settings. ๐ pic.twitter.com/J34eUshtPm
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) November 1, 2018
Add a co-teacher
New feature: Add a co-teacher to your library.
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) September 21, 2018
https://t.co/qpbPs7b8Nf pic.twitter.com/4sZVwoGZkx
Embed content from other apps and websites
New feature announced: EMBEDDING!
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) August 30, 2018
You can now add all sorts of content to your book:
โ Integrated Google Maps
โ YouTube videos
โ Google Forms, Docs, Sheets & PDFs
โ Content created in other apps, like @Flipgrid, @AdobeSpark, @WeVideo
Details here:https://t.co/gqBrXimeUu pic.twitter.com/JrqEY6v8iF
Sign in with a QR code
If you have younger students who want to use Book Creator but don't yet have an email address, then our latest update is for you! You can now sign into Book Creator for Chrome with a QR code.https://t.co/h1B52lmDdk pic.twitter.com/dqdPIPK9cR
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) May 16, 2018
Support for LMS integration
With a school plan you can connect connect Book Creator to Schoology, Blackboard and other Learning Management Systems.
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) August 10, 2020
Learn more โคต๏ธhttps://t.co/lHsfXPNYF4 pic.twitter.com/Alvg933epR
'Read to me' feature comes to web
Really excited to bring 'Read to me' to our web app and any books published online.
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) April 27, 2018
Can you imagine the opportunities with younger students, foreign language teaching and the special ed classroom. How will you use it?https://t.co/EqvdTiPONK#edtech #GoogleEdu #Chrome pic.twitter.com/cWUmoPVovD
Real-time collaboration
We are so excited to announce our latest update to Book Creator for Chrome โ this might just be the update youโve been waiting for.https://t.co/CbuYy0spmt pic.twitter.com/k6eGyQVaHE
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) March 2, 2018
Print as PDF, speech to text, improved workflow
This is how we listen to teacher feedback and respond. https://t.co/ZndnARCXgG
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) November 15, 2017
Book Creator for Chrome goes live
Book Creator for Chrome goes live. We're ready for use in the classroom!https://t.co/bhmmrLnkcu#Chrome #Chromebook #GoogleEdu #EdTech pic.twitter.com/Sm6PBn7Dex
— Book Creator Team (@BookCreatorApp) August 14, 2017