Book Creator, a digital book creator
Description: Book Creator is a digital tool for creating and publishing multimedia books by combining text, images, audio, and video. Once a book is ready, it can be shared by email, file-sharing websites such as Dropbox, posted online, or published as an eBook or PDF file. Book Creator allows for collaborative digital book creation. It offers a limited free version but requires an account for creation. Book Creator was developed by Tools for Schools.
Evaluation: Book Creator is an original, and easy-to-use tool for students to create stories and so practise their language skills. Book Creator can help promote engagement and imaginative skills, together with encouraging autonomous learning. For educators, it can be useful to create interactive content such as textbooks or storybooks. Book Creator can also facilitate teamwork by allowing collaborative work. It provides a user-friendly interface with drag-and-drop functionality, allowing individuals of all ages and skill levels to use the platform. Also, it provides guidelines for use.
Cost: Free limited version with registration + paid plans available.
Respect for privacy 
Privacy evaluations indicate how a tool handles personal data collection, storage, and sharing, including GDPR compliance and security measures, among others. The ICT-REV team provides them for informational purposes, reflecting our best understanding at the time of review, but assumes no legal responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of these evaluations and encourages users to conduct their own assessments: High. Book Creator collects and processes user data necessary to provide its services only, and it does not sell it to third parties. Student-made books are private by default, and the company employs industry best practices regarding security, including data encryption during transit and storage. However, it uses Google Cloud for data storage. Book Creator complies with the GDPR. See more here.
Type Of Interaction:
Individual work,
Skills:
Writing,
Content:
You supply,
Usability and tech notes ▼
Time efficiency Time needed to learn how to use a tool and its time-saving potential: Medium.
Interface language(s) The number of languages in which the tool is currently available/adaptable to: English.
Saving work for future use Can work be saved for future use?: Yes, with an account.
Any other relevant information:
- Installation required?: No; it is a browser-based tool. The version for IPad works independently, i.e. it does not sync, and is paid-for.
- Compatibility/ Operating System: Any browser.