Since Tobors books are made for young children, each page should have a picture of some sort on it to help grab the attention of the little ones.
This is what the image buttons in Tobors BookMaker look like. These 6 buttons are not just for images. Continue reading »
This has also been a long time in the making, but it is definitely worth the wait.
Gone is the ‘canned’ voice that did all the talking in previous versions of Book Maker.
You now MUST have a microphone in order to write a book (if you expect to hear the words in your book).
Now each word in a book can be recorded, using a very simple method. It’s easy enough to get very young children to record each word using their own voice. I’m going to explain how I was able to get a two and a half year old girl to record the words to her story.
The Voice Recorder is only available during the SAVE function of Book Maker. If for some reason you want to make changes to the speech in a book, all you have to do is start Book Maker, and click the CHANGE (EDIT) button. Then click the Book (from the scrolling Book Menu) that you want to Edit. Continue reading »
It’s been a long time coming, but the final beta version of Tobors Book Reader is now available.
THERE IS AN UPDATED VERSION OF BOTH THE TOBORS READER PROGRAM AND THE BOOKMAKER PROGRAM. IT WAS MADE AVAILABLE ON May 24th 2008. IT USES AN AUTO INSTALLER PROGRAM AND HAS SEVERAL BUG FIXES! Continue reading »
I now have a beta version of the Tobors BookMaker software.
For those of you who have been with me from the start, there are quite a few additions and changes since the last one.
The file structure is different, so old files won’t work with the latest version. If you have the older version, please remove it from your computer.
Here are a few of the differences since the version released last week. Continue reading »
I have created something to help my grand daugher learn how to read and spell. It’s a computer-based book that can be written by anyone(parents, teachers, and even children).
Once a book has been written, it can be shared with anyone, for free.
It will literally READ THE STORY OUT LOUD to the child. She can also read the book by pointing at the words in the story. It even spells the words out loud to her. It will even have the ability to provide the child with learning games at the end of the story.
The possibilities are mind boggling. If you have, or know someone with young children, you should be able to see where this is going.
The original idea is aimed at the age groups from Junior Kindergarten up to about Grade 3, but it could easily be expanded to include older age groups.
The download of this version has been discontinued.
I would be very interested in any comments that you have after you try using the book. If so, please EMAIL ME and/or leave a response here.
Thanks.
Bill