March+7,+2011

Starter: Digital Jam
Free ||= Easy Beats LE Free ||= Piano Free with Songs ||= Amazing Piano Free ||= Play Piano in a Flash Free ||= Guitar Free with Songs ||= Violin Solos Free || Free ||= Bells Free ||= Triangle! Free ||= Pocket Clarinet Free ||= Arcade Rocker Free ||= Guitar Rock Tour Free ||= Flute Native American Free ||
 * = [[image:Drum_Kit.png link="@http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/drum-kit-pro/id285700010?mt=8"]] ||= [[image:Easy_Beats.png link="@http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/easybeats-le-free-drum-machine/id329472198?mt=8"]] ||= [[image:Piano_Free.png link="@http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/piano-free-with-songs/id408878018?mt=8"]] ||= [[image:Amazing_Piano_Free.png link="@http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/amazing-piano-free/id313619462?mt=8"]] ||= [[image:Play_piano.png link="@http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/play-piano-in-a-flash/id376302925?mt=8"]] ||= [[image:Guitar_Free.png link="@http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/guitar-free-with-songs/id409716516?mt=8"]] ||= [[image:Violin_Solos.png link="@http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/violin-solos/id391282215?mt=8"]] ||
 * = Drum Kit
 * = [[image:Awesome_Harmonica.png link="@http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/awesome-harmonica-free/id328789697?mt=8"]]F ||= [[image:Bells_Free.png link="@http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/musical-bells-free/id389901509?mt=8"]] ||= [[image:Triangle!.png link="@http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/triangle/id348698971?mt=8"]] ||= [[image:Pocket_Clarinet.png link="@http://Pocket%20Clarinet"]] ||= [[image:Arcade_Rocker.png link="@http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/arcade-rocker/id337516722?mt=8"]] ||= [[image:Guitar_Rock_Tour.png link="@http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/guitar-rock-tour-2-free/id327457439?mt=8"]] ||= [[image:Flute.png link="@http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/uflute-lite-native-american/id343092241?mt=8"]] ||
 * = Awesome Harmonica

**The Fun Theory: Can learning be fun and meaningful at the same time? How does human behavior change when you add the element of fun?**
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 * __Agenda__**

1. Converting to PDF and ePub books. 2. Publishing your own work and student work in epub format.
 * Word documents
 * Powerpoint documents[[image:calibre.png align="right" link="@Projects for Calibre Lesson"]]
 * PDF documents

3. Putting your ePubs on your device and sharing with others. 4. Review requirements for stipend and credit.
 * All lesson plans must be posted on the wiki by March 31st.
 * CACTUS, lane change credit, will not cost you anything and we will let you know when it has been submitted.

Free software to create & convert epub files

 * 1. Calibre –** It is a free desktop software for Windows, MAC and Linux users. Using this you can **convert files** into epub format from number of different formats. It produces nice result preserving the formatting and layout of the content.


 * 2. Sigil book editor –** It is a simple **ebook editor** for epub format files. It support WYSIWYG interface and is available for multi platforms. It has support for multiple views like: book view, code view and split view.

https://www.bookglutton.com/api/convert.html
 * 3. epub Tools –** It is a collection of free and open source tools for creating epub files. You can manage and **convert documents** from Word, RTF, Docsbook, TEI and other formats.
 * 4. eCub creator –** It is a simple cross platform tool for **creating epub** and mobipocket books. It allows you to create unencrypted EPUB files from text or XHTML files. You can edit text or XHTML files with a simple internal editor or specified external editor. You can create simple cover design image and optionally create title, content and cover pages.

**Other Writing and Literacy Apps and Sources**