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The final step of the writing process that the teacher left for me was creating the final book. Above are pictures of the assignment that she left. Students are to hand write and hand draw their stories using their own supplies. I ran into a lot of issues with this as students were upset that they could not type their books yet they did not have good handwriting and many of the students claimed they were not artistic. I also had issues with students remembering and obtaining their own supplies. Many of the students do not have printers at home so they do not have access to white computer paper. I also have been having issues with students loosing pages or crumpling up their papers because they are not careful with them.
A great way to ease these problems and have students actually use their tablets would be to have the students create their stories using Book Creator. Book creator is available online or in the app store. The free version however only allows users to make one book but no account is needed.
When creating your book, the first thing to do on book creator is to select the orientation of the book, give it a name, and add the author. Students can then begin creating the cover and pages for their book. Book Creator allows you to upload pictures, write text, take pictures with the camera, draw, and add sound. For my book, I used the drawings I made on the app Draw and Tell and uploaded them. I then added text to the pages. 
To edit your story, book creator allows you to select the background of the page, add a soundtrack, and gives guide lines so that you can make sure your test and pictures are even.
With Book Creator, students could still hand draw their pictures either with paper and pencil, Draw and Tell, OneNote, or Evernote. Book Creator will also allow you to share screenshots of the individual page to get advice from peers or teachers.
When students finish their books, they are able to publish them and share them on iBooks, OneDrive, OneNote, Evernote, and many other apps. This allows for better presentation and sharing of their children's books.
Book Creator allows for a modification of the lesson. Students will be able to collaborate more effectively and utilize multiple methods of creating a book. Book Creator allows for differentiation of the assignment and students can find other methods of illustrating their books if they feel they are not great at drawing with paper and pencil. Using Book Creator also alleviates the need for students to buy and find supplies to use.
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