Hello, my name is Sandy Stabenfeldt and I am the ICAM Digital Services Specialist.
This video will guide you through the proces of opening an ePub on an iPad.
There are many apps that will open an ePub on an iPad. For this video we will use the free app, iBooks.
You will also need an app to transfer the ePub from your computer to the iPad. This process will be
demonstrated using Dropbox and Google Drive. If using the Google Drive method, the student will need the Google Drive app
on their iPad. Before we get started let's make sure the text to speech options are set up on the
student's iPad. These options will allow the text to be read aloud by either using Speak Selection or Speak
Screen. These options can be turned on in Settings:
General:
Accessibility: Speech
You will want to make sure that Speak Selection and Speak Screen
are both turned on. You can also change the voice and the rate of the voice. You can adjust the voice
to be faster or slower using the Speaking Rate slider button.
I will demonstrate these features by opening iBooks.
To use speak selection, select the text that you want to have read
and then the Speak option will
appear.
(iPad reading the text)
To use Speak Screen, use a two finger drag from the top of the screen. (iPad reading the text)
(iPad reading the text)
(iPad reading the text) An iBooks reading menu
will appear and the book will continue reading from page to page.
You might have noticed a number of other options that you can select when you tap on a word. You can also Copy,
Look Up, Highlight, Note, Search, Share or Spell. These options
can be very beneficial for students. Next, I will demonstrate sending
the ePub file to the student using Dropbox. If you have Dropbox installed, locate the ePub in File Explorer,
right click on the file, and choose Share.
Here you will enter the email address of the student you want to share the file with.
You can add a message here, which is optional
and then just click Invite.
If Dropbox is not installed, you can go to www.dropbox.com.
Here you will login and find the file that you would like to share. Click on the file
and the will see the Share appear in the upper right hand corner.
Click this button and here you will enter the email address of
the student and click Share.
The student will receive the file link via email on their
iPad. They will see View File in the email they receive and will tap here.
They will get a message on the right, No Preview Available,
next they will locate the three horizontal dots icon
in the upper right corner and tap on these dots.
From here they will choose Export.
Next,
choose Open In,
and then Copy to iBooks.
You will see a message Exporting File.
Next, iBooks will open and your ePub will appear.
These ePub will now remain in the iBooks Library. iBooks will remember the page you stopped on and open
at this spot the next time you open the book. Another option you
have is to share the ePub using Google Drive. The student will find the ePub in their Google Drive and tap on it.
Next, they will get a message that
it is an unsupported file. Again, you will locate the three horizontal dots icon in the upper right corner
and tap on it. Choose Open In.
It may take a moment to download the file.
When the download is complete
tap on Copy to iBooks.
Like before, your book will open.
I hope this video has been beneficial. If you run into any issues, please contact
Jeff Bond or myself, Sandy Stabenfeldt. Our contact information can be found at
www.patinsproject.com. Thank you!