Issuu - How to use it?
Why using this tool – benefits
ISSUU is an online platform that allows the viewing of digital content such as documents, manuals, books, magazines, newspapers, presentations and any other type of digitized publication. Access to ISSUU requires prior registration, there are several subscription plans. It’s possible to create a free account, although its options are more limited. Through ISSUU teachers have the possibility to store and visualize different teaching resources, own and from other authors, which they can share with their students through Moodle courses.
One of the main advantages of this platform is that it allows the visualization of your materials from any device, so that its interface works perfectly on mobile phones, and it is made to look as much as possible as a print publication. Another of its main utilities is that it allows you to download some of the documents available for offline reading. Some of the requested teachers point out that ISSUU was useful for them in order to compile reports and articles of a specific theme, allowing online students to get it thought Moodle courses.
ISSUU has a free version for mobile (Android and Apple) and web. User can log in using Google +, LinkedIn or Facebook social network accounts.
Written instructions
Go to https://www.issuu.com and click on TRY NOW button below.
Once you have clicked on, you’ll find information about its different plans, choose the one that suits you the most based on their options and then click GET STARTED to create your account.
3. You can sign in with Google/Facebook or with email. Once you create your account, you’ll need to choose your username and continue.
4. Select between the options on display: 1) What do you do? The educator option will make it; 2) What kind of content will you be creating today? If any of the available option suits you, you can click on: Tell us what you want to create, write your answer in the box below and continue.
5. Then, the following page will be shown. Here you can create or upload your document. Complete the requested details, such as title, description,.... And PUBLISH, so your student can access to the materials.
6. When your document is ready to go live, don’t forget to share with your students. Click on the “Share” option on the left side, you will have different options, such as: “share links”, “embedded web”...