THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO

Embedding Content

in Book Creator

Published August 2018

Contents

Introduction
What is an embed code?
How do I import content into Book Creator?

1. YouTube
2. Google Maps
3. PDF
4. Google Sheets
5. Google Docs
6. Google Forms
7. Google Slides
8. Flipgrid
9. Street View
10. Explain Everything
11. WeVideo
12. Soundtrap
13. Adobe Creative Cloud Express

14. Powtoon
15. ThingLink
16. Nearpod
17. Padlet
18. Google Poly
19. CoSpaces Edu
20. Tynker
21. Scratch
22. Flat
23. GeoGebra
24. Repl.it
25. Quizziz
26. Flippity

Introduction

This book is a quick guide for how to embed content from the most popular educational apps into Book Creator.

Although the guide focuses on Book Creator for Chrome, you can also embed content into Book Creator for iPad, and in most cases the process will be very similar.

App Smashing is an important process for giving students voice and choice, and improving digital literacy. Book Creator is often the last step in an appsmash - it's where you bring everything together to showcase it, reflect on it and share your creations with the world.

Editor's note - some content in this book may already be out of date, as 3rd party apps change all the time!

We update info on the most popular apps in our Knowledge base.

Read more on our blog and listen to this embedded podcast on this page (a conversation with Greg Kulowiec, the teacher who originally coined the term "App Smashing".

So We've Been Thinking... podcast

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What is an embed?

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A lot of web apps these days offer embed codes as a way of sharing content. Rather than just linking to the web page, it allows the web page, video, image or audio to be embedded in another website (or in this case, a book).

Below is an example of an embed code from YouTube. They will often be contained in an <iframe>. Book Creator can take these iframes and convert them into an embedded link on the page.

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Example of embed code

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How do I import content into Book Creator?

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You can get detailed instructions on how to do this from our Support articles.

Essentially, you need to be familiar with the + button, and the More menu. From here, you can add files and embeds from the web, as well as accessing our dedicated App Store.

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New! Integrated apps from the Book Creator App Store. (January 2022)

Some of the info in this book will be slightly out of date now. Power up your Book Creator experience with these new apps in the Book Creator App Store.

How to embed

How to embed YouTube

1

Go to youtube.com and find the video you want to embed.

2

Click on the SHARE button beneath the video and then click on the Embed option. Choose the settings you want and and then click COPY when ready.

How to embed YouTube

3

Paste the embed code into Book Creator and the video will appear on the page. When you play the video, it pops up over the book.

Here's how you do this using the YouTube app on iOS.

Tip: Why not try the YouTube extension from Edpuzzle?

How to embed
Google Maps