Ed. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated with help from the editors of Graphite.org [1], a free service from Common Sense Education. Click here [2]to read the full app review.
Book Creator [2]
What’s It Like? Book Creator for iPad is an amazingly easy-to-use digital book-making tool. With guidance, even kids in early elementary school grades can use this technology tool to produce and publish their own simple books or comics with images, videos, and audio. Readers can access published books via iBooks or other online sources, or books can be printed on paper.
Price: $2.49-$5
Grades: 3-8
Pros: Super-simple interface makes it easy to build pages, letting kids focus on creativity.
Cons: No stock images or clip art available within the app.
Bottom line: Top-quality creation tool empowers kids of many ages to publish their own digital books.