Posts by Jon Smith

Jon Smith is currently the Senior Teacher Success Manager for Book Creator and an Apple Distinguished Educator class of 2015. Jon was a special education teacher for 12 years before spending 7 years as a Technology Integration Specialist. He is married with 3 children. Jon is a scratch golfer. In his spare time, he details cars.

Blog

End of Year Best Practices for Teachers and Admins

The end of year is fast approaching. This post is your guide to finishing well and making sure you’re prepared for next year – reflecting, sharing, account admin – it’s all here!

Literacy

TWIMA 10 – This Is Me

10 years of TWIMA! To celebrate this milestone, we brought the project back. Did the magic of global storytelling still hold strong? Let’s see!

Back to School

Housekeeping in Book Creator to get you ready for the new school year

If you’ve been using Book Creator over the past year or more, now is a good time to take stock and perform some simple housekeeping activities to keep everything in order.

Blog

Easy always wins – Lessons learned during a pandemic

It’s certainly been a challenging year! However there are some key takeaways from it all. Hear what Jon Smith has learnt over the past 12 months.

Poetry

The World is My Audience

The #TWIMA Poetry project was a worldwide collaboration effort to get a book published on the iBooks Store. And it was a massive success.