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=How to Create your Own Book=
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If you have found more than a few useful resources here, 'CREATE A BOOK' allows you to collect, save and download them for keeps. Do you only need resources for primary science? Or just ideas for ICT in maths or English? Or examples of dialogic teaching?
If you have found more than a few useful resources here, 'CREATE A BOOK' allows you to collect, save and download them for keeps. Do you only need resources for primary science? Or just ideas for ICT in maths or English? Or examples of dialogic teaching?
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# Start making a book (http://orbit.educ.cam.ac.uk/wiki/Special:Book)  
# Start making a book (http://orbit.educ.cam.ac.uk/wiki/Special:Book)  
# Use the side menu and category links to find a resource you want to keep.  
# Use our menus and category links to find a resource page you want to keep.  
# Each page you visit has a link at the top to let you add the resource to your collection.  
# Each page you visit now has a box at the top to let you add the 'page' to your collection so far.
# When you're done collecting, choose 'show book' and adjust as shown in the video.


For a general idea, see this tutorial on how to create books in other wiki sites. It's only slightly different to start collecting a book of ORBIT resources - go to this page http://orbit.educ.cam.ac.uk/wiki/Special:Book And feel free to post your book of selected resources here to help the next person.  
For a general idea, see this tutorial video on how to create books in other wiki sites. To start collecting a book of ORBIT resources - go to the page link above. And feel free to post your book of selected resources here to help the next person.  
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The ORBIT Book creator is on this page: http://orbit.educ.cam.ac.uk/wiki/Special:Book

Revision as of 19:48, 26 September 2012

How to make your own collection of resources with 'Book creator'

If you have found more than a few useful resources here, 'CREATE A BOOK' allows you to collect, save and download them for keeps. Do you only need resources for primary science? Or just ideas for ICT in maths or English? Or examples of dialogic teaching? Whatever your particular need, here is what to do:

  1. Start making a book (http://orbit.educ.cam.ac.uk/wiki/Special:Book)
  2. Use our menus and category links to find a resource page you want to keep.
  3. Each page you visit now has a box at the top to let you add the 'page' to your collection so far.
  4. When you're done collecting, choose 'show book' and adjust as shown in the video.

For a general idea, see this tutorial video on how to create books in other wiki sites. To start collecting a book of ORBIT resources - go to the page link above. And feel free to post your book of selected resources here to help the next person.

VIDEO

How to create a customised book on Wikipedia

How to create a customised book on Wikipedia

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The ORBIT Book creator is on this page: http://orbit.educ.cam.ac.uk/wiki/Special:Book