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Make free story and class books for your school, class and students!
Why Publish Barbara Skane, 1st grade teacher from Maryland: “I’ve been participating in Creations by You/StudentPublishing.com projects for over 12 years. When my former first graders come back and visit me, they always mention how they remember publishing their very own book. Parents love this project and have spread the word to other parents. The books make wonderful and memorable keepsakes that are cherished beyond the first grade years. I can’t think of better way to value student’s writing work than to publish their own stories and illustrations. Thank you for making this effort so worthwhile.” Free Programs Free Online Storybook Program Our program includes a free 12 or 16 page story book. Also included in each book is a title, dedication and ‘About the Author’ biography page that includes the Author’s photo. The online tool offers many creative opportunities for a technologically advanced student-body. Illustrations can be drawn by hand and scanned in, or created entirely online with our drawing tools and hundreds of paintable backgrounds and stickers. Additionally, photos can be uploaded for use throughout a story. Each student receives a free paperback copy of their story in a traditional storybook size (7” x 9”) and in a choice of 7 cover colors! Additional copies are offered to families for only $6.95 in paperback, $9.95 in soft-cover, or $15.95 for leatherette hardback (shipping included). To try the online book making tool, check out the ‘Try me’ feature… Free Online Classbook Program The Online Classbook Program applies the same fun and easy web-based tool to a class book where each student writes, illustrates or scrapbooks a page that can include multiple photos. The online tool does not require any software download or installation, which means that each student can use their unique user ID to work on their page from any computer that has Internet access, even at home. Student’s can only access and edit their own page, while the project administrator can see and edit any student’s page. Classbooks include 10 – 32 pages in a full-sized book with an ‘About the Class’ biography page featuring a class photo. The free program results in one durable, metal-channel, leatherette hardback book in a choice of 5 cover colors. Additional copies are made available to families for only $9.95 in paperback, $14.95 in soft-cover, or $17.95 for leatherette hardback (shipping included). To learn more about the free Online Classbook Program, follow this link… Free Mail-in Classbook Program The Mail-in Classbook Program gives students the traditional pen-to-paper experience while creating a class book where each student contributes a written and/or illustrated page. Teachers instantly access and print out manuscript pages which are personalized for each student. The individualized manuscript pages were designed to avoid multiple students having to redo their work for one mistake. The mail-in option can be printed in the student’s original handwriting or can be professionally typeset by us at no additional cost. This full-sized book (8 ½” x 11”) includes 10 – 32 pages and an ‘About the Class’ biography page with a class photo or drawing. The free program produces one durable, metal-channel, leatherette hardback book in a choice of 5 cover colors Additional copies are made available to families for as little as $9.95 in paperback, $14.95 in soft-cover, or $17.95 in leatherette hardback (shipping included). To learn more about the free Mail-in Classbook program, follow this link… Free Library Program The process is simple; just print out our Library Program form and consolidate your orders to receive your (additional) free books. Visit our Library Program page to learn more… Requirements for Free Programs StudentPublishing.com has no hidden costs. When we say free, we really mean FREE! To qualify for any of our free programs, you need only have 10 or more students, 8th grade or below. We also ask that student families be given the opportunity to purchase additional copies of their student’s book by using the Student Order Forms we provide to you. Reserve Today We will never tell a student they can’t get published, but due to the immense popularity of our free programs we recommend reserving a priority production date with no obligation to complete an order. Reserving a time is easy. Just click the ‘reserve’ button and follow the directions. Reserve today… Paid Programs Mail-in Storybook Program The Mail-in Storybook Program gives students the chance to write and illustrate a 12 page book and is the recent winner of the Learningâ Magazine 2010 Teachers’ ChoiceSM Award. The Mail-In Storybook Program includes free manuscript templates sent to your door. Finished books can include stories that appear in the student’s own handwriting, or they can be professionally typeset by us for no additional cost. These books are a traditional storybook size (7” x 9”), available in 7 leatherette cover color options, and bound ina durable, metal spine to endure the frequent readings they will need to withstand. Books and copies can be purchased for as little as $9.00 in soft-cover and $15.00 for leatherette hardback; (free shipping for 10 or more students). To learn more about the award winning Mail-in Storybook Program, follow this link… Customizable Online Storybook Program The Customizable Online Storybook Program is for projects that reach outside the bounds of our free programs. Using our unique web-based tool that has no download requirements, students can produce books that include up to 50 color and/or text only pages! Each student receives a unique login ID to access their book from any computer with an Internet connection. The online tool allows scanning in drawings or originating them online with our drawing tools and hundreds of paintable stickers and backgrounds. Photos can also be uploaded and used throughout the book. Prices generally range from as little as $3 for a 12 page paperback book with 12 text-only story pages, to $15.00 for a full color 12 page leatherette hardback book. To learn more about the Customizable Online Storybook Program, follow this link… Awards Learning Magazine 2010 Teachers’ ChoiceSM Award The Learning Magazine 2010 Teachers’ ChoiceSM Award was given to the StudentPublishing.com Mail-In Storybook Program. This award was evaluated on quality, instructional value, ease of use, and innovation. Learning Magazine says, “Only those products that meet our teachers’ stringent standards are chosen to receive a Teachers’ Choice Award”. Other Awards StudentPublishing.com is a division of Creations by You®, a company that has been dedicated to providing publishing opportunities to students and schools for over 17 years. IlluStory has been Creations By You’s most successful product, and has been giving children the ability to publish their own book since 1992. IlluStory and other Creations by You products have won 26 educational awards, including the 2009 Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award and the 2009 iParenting Media Award. Teacher Resources on StudentPublishing.com Writing Tools & Planners Use our free lesson plan worksheets and tools to pair with your StudentPublishing.com project! Chose what type of story you would like to create, then print and distribute the worksheets for an easy, fun lesson plan that works seamlessly with your project! To write fiction and nonfiction start with our ‘Brainstorming’ worksheet and watch the ideas snowball. In the event that your students experience writers’ block, we have provided hundreds of story ideas to get the creative juices flowing. Our ‘Story Web’ worksheet is one of the most popular story outlines available on the web and is used by many teachers apart from our publishing programs. After students have their idea and have mapped it out, the ‘Recipes for a Good Story’ worksheet will help them develop the details of their characters. After this exercise, use the ‘Plot it out’ worksheet to help students understand the flow and plot development that is vital to all stories. As a fun extra, the ‘All About Me’ worksheet will help students write their ‘About the Author’ page which can include the student’s photo. To write an autobiography, start with the ‘My Story, by Me’ page in combination with the ‘Biography/Autobiography Timeline’. To write a biography about someone else, use the ‘Biographer’s Notebook’ and ‘Interviewing Tips’ worksheet. This worksheet is also a way to get kids to constructively interact with one another. To access these and other materials, visit the ‘Teacher Resources’ page… Marketing materials Use the following sources to acquaint yourself with our programs, educate others that may need to approve your participation, or to recruit other teachers which may be needed to qualify for the Library program.
Funding Information The ‘Teacher Resources’ page is home to a plethora of valuable information to assist you in all aspects of integrating our programs, as well as funding them if you do not want to bring in a free program. For instance, we provide several links to organizations providing financial assistance to schools bringing in programs such as ours. We learned that thousands of dollars in local, community, district, state, federal, and corporate grants go unused every year. We have conveniently laid-out where to find these grants and how to use them for your use... Getting Recognition for your students’ books You will also find, on the ‘Teacher Resources’ page, great ideas to garner recognition for your students’ projects! Doing so will build even more enthusiasm in your students for writing, and will celebrate the progress you’ve made with your students. Why not hold a classroom open house or author’s signing party? Perhaps you can write a press release about your project. Angie Kelley’s 4th grade class got their books on television: “Last year, our local news station announced our book on television during hurricane season. They did this because my students wrote about their experiences with Hurricane Katrina. One news broadcaster even asked if we could start a "Hurricane Katrina Fund" by selling this book with proceeds going to the fund. I was so excited to hear of this and how amazed others were with the book itself!” Find details on these and other great ideas on our ‘Getting Recognition for Your Project’ page… Teacher Reviews and Testimonials Perhaps the most compelling element of StudentPublishing.com is the testimonials and stories from other teachers and educators who have used and been affected by the power of publishing in their classrooms. Michelle Baer told us about her experience with her 2nd grade classroom: “Each year my second grade students study fairy tales extensively, and then write their own. When it comes time to publish them, even my reluctant writers are eager to begin. The looks on their faces when they get their books back is indescribably priceless! I have received many dedicated to me over the years, and they always ask if they get to do it again in third grade. The StudentPublishing.com projects provide wonderful way to motivate students to write and to take pride in their work. I will continue to use them each year with my students.” These emotional and powerful responses will inspire others, and in fact, continue to inspire us in our endeavor to make publishing available and affordable for every student. You can read all of our teacher’s experiences by following this link… Customer Service and Technical Support Our Mission
Pricing (for books not associated with a Free Publishing program)
We do everything we can to get books into the hands of young authors and families by offering free shipping, text-only options, and three production choices to meet any budget. We will never tell a student they can’t get published, but we do recommend reserving a priority production date for our free publishing programs. To find out more reasons why you should chose StudentPublishing.com for your project, follow this link… Inspiring and Motivating Students to Write Online Tool By giving students the opportunity to write and illustrate their story completely online, the StudentPublishing.com online tool offers a unique fusion of traditional writing curriculum with 21st century capabilities. Students receive a unique user ID which enables them to log-in and access their project from any computer, making even homework a fun, interactive process. Teachers will find the website organized and easy to navigate, leaving their students with a tangible product for all their hard work. StudentPublishing.com lines up with many 21st Century Standards and can bring your classroom up to speed with the changing trends in education. Project-based Learning One trend that is sweeping the elementary education system right now is project-based learning. Project-based learning is an exciting approach to teaching which begins with a real-life, relevant end in mind. Research on project-based learning shows that by mimicking the real world outside of the classroom, students are energized and motivated to learn. John Luvera, from Coupeville, Washington, found this enthusiasm with StudentPublishing.com: “My students have been highly motivated to complete writing projects using the Student Publishing program. Students are proud to see their written work professionally and colorfully published in a bound book… Student Publishing allows you to connect student work to the real-world through a meaningful writing and publishing project.” StudentPublishing.com can facilitate a project-based learning experience for any classroom. Standards and Alignments Our projects meet a number of standards and alignments for writing curriculum, including multi-paragraph compositions, using the writing process, identifying audience and purpose and many more. Or a teacher can tailor a particular project to meet a standard; i.e. standard: create drawings to support written meaning – project: write a class book where each student writes a page on one part of a subject, then student’s draw their illustration to enhance their text. For more information on the way our projects can meet your curriculum standards and alignments, follow this link… Cross Curriculum Learning StudentPublishing.com projects are not only for your writing curriculum; these books can be used as an excellent cross-curriculum project. Carrie Reber from Colleyville, Texas combined her history lesson with writing instruction to develop a truly exciting and rewarding cross-curriculum project using StudnetPublishing.com: “Each year fourth graders in my classroom complete several projects related to Texas history. The project relating to Texas symbols can be so beautifully done with the books students write through StudentPublishing.com. The book project not only completes our educational objectives, but the students’ handwriting and artwork are kept for years to come in a professionally bound book that the students are so proud to have. I have really enjoyed working with the folks at StudentPublishing.com!”
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