#4: MIXBOOK description
http://www.mixbook.com/
Mixbook is a tool that allows you to create books online in an easy and funny way. You can then ask for your book to be printed out (but for this you will have to pay) or just make an online creation that will be visible to all of your students and mates.
How to use it
1.To get started you will need to create an account. Click on ‘Sign up’ and complete the requirements. It only asks you to fill in with your name and email address. If you want, you can also sign up to receive the newsletter. If you already have an account, you just click on “Log in”.
2.To start creating your MIXBOOK you will have to provide a title for it, a description, some tags, and choose a category. You can also select who will be able to see your book and you can invite people to help you in designing it.
3.The next step to follow is to choose the size and format of your book. You can choose one of the first three for free, but for the last option you will have to pay.
4.Consequently, you can choose a theme out of the many and vary options the tool provides you with (holidays, wedding, travel, general, occasion, baby, education, family, seasons and romance). Once you are happy with the theme, you just click on “Choose theme”.
5.In the next step, you are given the option to take a guided tour through the use of Mixbook. If you don’t want to, it doesn’t matter. Mixbook is an easy tool and you will manage to use it without problem.
You can choose photos from different sources (you can upload them, choose them from the ones stored in your computer, upload them from Facebook, Flirck, Yahoo or your Picasa album). Select has many as you need/want and click on “Add photos”.
6.You are then given different layouts, backgrounds and stickers to add to your book related to the theme that you already have selected. In this step, you also have to include in your book the photos you have chosen. Once you are happy with your book, you click on “SAVE”.
7.You will be able to see the final creation. You can email it to a friend or use the embed code to insert it in other websites.
Why I find it useful
Mixbook is a funny and easy tool to use that will engage students in creating their own photos albums. Its colours and layouts are very attractive raising learners’ motivation to try and experiment different formats while using the tool.
-You can make your students create their own photo albums to describe their life and their family. You can encourage them to add some text and when they are ready, they can show it to the rest of the class and introduce themselves using the vocabulary they have learnt.
-Students can write a story and then use Mixbook to tell it. They will be able to add text and photos that will support their story.
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