• Content formatted into concepts, smaller bites of information
• A concept map for self-directed or educator-directed sequencing of concepts
• Automatically generated eReader formats for distribution (formats for Kindle, iPad, NOOK and other Android devices)
• Improved content layout for PDFs, HTML, and ePub formats
• Ability to import documents directly from Microsoft Word and Google Docs
• Interactive exercises in context with concepts
• Support for attachments, annotations and highlighting
• Improved editing – section based edits for improved performance
• Sleek, clean user interface (UI)
• Exercise Generator and downloadable worksheets
• Account sign-in via Google, Facebook and Twitter
• Document versioning - we now support easier creation of specific editions of a work to be shared or saved for reference.

• In the FlexBook Platform® 2.0, we have deconstructed our old FlexBooks into small lessons on a specific topic. These mini-lessons are what we are now calling concepts. On our old system, the breakdown went from FlexBooks to chapters. We have taken that process a step further and broken chapters into concepts. We believe this greater granularity will make it easier for teachers to find and curate the necessary content they need to organize and deliver their lesson and for students to seek and focus on the specific topics necessary to progress through a subject.

• The concept map illustrates the relationships between concepts. This map is meant to provide a path for learners by guiding them though a sequence of concepts. While CK-12 will provide a default concept map aligned to various state standards, educators and learners will be able to create a customized map for their own needs.

• CK-12's FlexBook® textbooks are open-source digital textbooks that are:
  • Free
  • Fully customizable
  • The current FlexBook® library primarily contains titles in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Users may read, download, and adapt CK-12's textbooks at no cost.

• The quick start guide below provides an introduction to the new system and describes how to view, search, and customize our content.

• Yes! There is no charge to use our websites, our online tools, or our textbooks. Simply register for a free account and begin learning! CK-12 Foundation is supported by the Amar Foundation, and the generosity of Vinod and Neeru Khosla.

• Maybe.  We do permit for reimbursement of nominal printing charges in order to make a hard copy of a text available to a student.  However, selling a CK-12 textbook for profit is a violation of our Creative Commons license (See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/). CK-12 does not reimburse for the cost of printing, however a teacher may seek reimbursement from the student following these steps below:
• You may make a hard copy available to a student and recoup the cost of printing the book, as long as your student knows :
  • they may obtain a free version of the book online (on the CK-12 website),
  • the copying costs are nominal
  • the book is used for educational purposes
  • there is no profit motivation
  • the book will be used in accordance with the other provisions of our license.
• For example, a learning institution or individual may print a small amount of copies (less than 1000 copies), in order to distribute to their students.  We extend this courtesy to our users and our only requirement is this:  Please email support@ck12.org and advise us of the following:
  • Who are you?
  • What learning institution do you represent?
  • How may we contact, if needed?
  • How many copies do you wish to print, of which book?
  • How will he material be used?
  • What price do you intend to charge for these books?

Note:

• If you are a teacher, you will want to sign in otherwise you will be given the student tour.

Take the tour!

• http://braingenie.ck12.org/gs

• If you have enrolled students using the roster method.Your students will use the username that appears under the student's information in your class roster section, and the password that you set for them when you created their accounts. This method automatically enrolls the student in your class.

• If your students created accounts on their own, they will join your class using the "Class Code". After the student logs in, they will click the "Join a class" button and enter the class code. They are now enrolled in your class.

• Here is an article that outlines these two steps: goo.gl/GXEqG

• There is not really a supported way to print a roster with usernames and passwords, as we do not show the actual password. The best way to keep track is to create a roster using a csv. You will create three columns for last name, first name, and password that you upload to braingenie. This way you can refer to the spreadsheet if your students forget their passwords.

• Click on your class under "MY CLASSES", and then click on the "New Goal" button.

• After you select 'New Goal':
  • Select a course (1-8 Math, BrainMath, ....).
  • Below the course you will see a list of subjects, and All 'course name you selected' is the default which will display a table of subjects to the right.
  • To add skills you can click a subject in the first column of the table, or chose a subject from the subject list to the left.
  • On these screens you should see the green plus sign where you can add all skills to your goal.
  • Or expand the topic and choose individual skills.

• Skills are automatically ordered by the Course -> Subject -> Unit -> Skill, following the same order that they appear in the "Learning Zone". You can see the order if you go to your class and click on the Goal, the chart will show the skills in the same order it appears for students.

• Also, the goals are ordered by due date.

• You can see the students usernames under the class roster section.

• Here are the steps for changing a students password that is enrolled in your class:
  • Under "My Classes" select the class with the desired student in it.
  • Click on Roster
  • Find the student and click "Edit Student"
  • Type in a new password in the "Password" box and save the changes.

• This will reset that students password to what you have set it to, however you will always see <encrypted> instead of the actual password for security purposes.

• You can reset the password as many times as necessary.

• There is not a supported way to print a roster with usernames and passwords, as we do not show the actual password. The best way to keep track is to create a roster using a csv. You will create three columns for last name, first name, and password that you upload to braingenie. This way you can refer to the spreadsheet if your students forget their passwords.

•  Under "My Classes" select the class with the desired student in it.
• Click on Roster
• Enter a "Last name", "First name", "Username" (optional), and a "Password"
• Click on Create student.

• NOTE: By using this method, students do not need to use an email address. If they have created accounts on their own, they will use the "Class Code" to join your class.

• This will reset that students password to what you have set it to, however you will always see instead of the actual password for security purposes.
• You can reset the password as many times as necessary.

There are a few suggested ways for collaborating.

1) You can create concepts using Google docs and then upload these docs into our system and into your book. Google docs has built in collaboration features that will easily allow multiple users to work on a single document. You can also use a Microsoft word document, if working offline.

** Our editor only supports a limited subset of both Google docs and Microsoft word formatting features, so you may need to make adjustments using our editor after uploading to get the desired formatting.

2) Teachers could work under a single account. This method does not allow multiple editors to work on a concept at the same time, because modifications would be overwritten by each other. You could divide the workload so that each teacher is working on a separate chapter, then you will not have to worry about overwriting each others work.

** As long as teachers are not working on the same concept this method will work fine.

3) Everyone has their own accounts and they work on separate parts of the book. When complete you can send the link to the resource to the one person who organizes the entire collection.

One thing to note is that every time you save a change to a resource, a new revision is made. So if teachers are working in their own accounts and sharing links to their work, they will have to send a new link every time they make changes. This is where working under a single account would be easier to manage not having to worry about using the most up to date resource.

You can create a group which will allow you to easily share resources between, collaborators. The link below has instructions from our FAQ:

http://www.ck12.org/about/faq/what-are-groups-how-do-i-use-them/

You can only contribute exercises to resources that belong to CK-12. Once you modify a chapter it becomes your own, and the exercise tab will no longer be exposed. If you wanted to add these types of exercises you could do so by embedding them into your pages.

To embed the exercises in your book click on the "Tools" icon shown with the exercise and grab the embed code. You can then use the embed code to embed the exercise, the same way you would embed a video.

• While viewing a page in a flexbook, you can choose to highlight a section of text or make a stickie note. To do this click on either the highlighter or note icon floating by the right edge of the flexbook page. Now you can click and drag to highlight or leave a note for a section of the text. You can change colors for both items by clicking on the arrow next to the respective icon.

• You can download a pdf version of a reading, by clicking on PDF in the download section.

• This feature will be located on the left hand side of the screen, along with other options like "Add to Flexbook" and "Make a Copy".

• The group option allows you to easily share resources with members of your group. When you share a resource with your group they will receive an email notification with a link to that resource.
• The groups feature does not allow you to view the progress of your students.

• Under the profile menu click on "My Groups"
• Click "Create Group"
• Enter a Group name and a group description
• Click Create.

•  Create an account or sign in to CK12.org
•  In the menu that appears when you mouse over your name, click on "My Groups"
• Click the join group button and enter the group name "<Your Group Name>" and the access code "<Your Group Code>"
• Once you click the "Join" button, the group should now appear in your list of groups.

• To share content with your group members, you will have to click on the groups icon (two heads) and choose the group(s) you want to share with.
• The groups icon will be under the "Share" section, along with the twitter, facebook, and email icons.

•  This assumes you already have concepts that you want to combine into a chapter. Please see our tutorial video on how to create a concept. http://www.ck12.org/about/ck-12-learning-center/

• Click "edit", from the table of contents.
• Create a new chapter or click on the green arrow next to the chapter title to expand an existing chapter.
•  Drag concepts into the chapter using the rearrange icon ( 3 horizontal lines).
• Save your work.

• Chapters are like buckets that you can use to group related concepts into. A chapter will have a green arrow to the left fo the chapter's numbered order.

• Concepts are where the main content of the chapter will go, think of them like the subchapter when in the context of a chapter. They can be grouped together under a chapter, or standalone within a flexbook.

• When in doubt, create a concept. If you find that you have several relating concepts it may be helpful to group them under a chapter.

• Go to the "My Content" tab in your library.
• Click on the title you want to publish, this will take you to the table of contents.
• On the left hand side click on the "Publish" link

• Next fill out the Publish Request form and click submit.

 

• You will receive notification once your FlexBook has been published.

• Go to the "My Content" tab in your library.
• Change the "Filter by Type" setting from FlexBooks to Concepts.
• Click on the title you want to publish, this will take you to the concept.
• On the left hand side click on the "Publish" link

 

• Next fill out the Publish Request form and click submit.
• You will receive notification once your FlexBook has been published.

1. You must have the role "Teacher" assigned to your account.
2. You must be viewing a resource that has the "Teacher's Edition" tag, and should say Teacher's Edition in the title.
   • example: Algebra 1 Teacher's Edition

You can copy documents in supported formate to your Kindle following these easy steps:

1. Connect your Kindle to your computer via USB cable. After drivers are installed, you can see your Kindle device as a disk drive
2. Navigate to “documents” folder on your Kindle device
3. Copy your files in supported format there (PDF/TXT/MOBI/PRC/AZW)
4. Safely eject the device

Your documents should now be visible along with your other eBooks in the home screen.

1. Download the ePub title and save it on your desktop or someplace on your computer you can easily access.
2. Launch iTunes and select (Add to Library…) from the File menu.
3. Select the eBook you downloaded and click the Choose button.
4. From iTunes select Books from the list of libraries on the left. The book should now be listed in your iTunes library.
5. Connect your iPad to the computer and select it from the list of devices on the left.
6. Choose the "Books" tab.
7.  Check the Sync Books checkbox if it isn’t already enabled. You can sync all books in your library with your iPad, or choose the select books you want to sync to your iPad.
8. Now click the Apply or Sync button at the bottom right of the window.
   • *You may receive a warning that this will erase all the books on your iPad if this is your first iBooks sync. *
9. Click the Sync Books button.
10. Once the sync has completed you can open iBooks on your iPad to read your newly transferred title.

Here are some great instructions on how to use iTunes to manage your epub books:

http://www.theipadguru.com/2010/06/18/how-to-import-epub-books-into-the-ipad/

1. Connect the NOOK to your computer with the included USB cable. NOOK will then show where hard drives and other USB drives show (under My Computer on Windows or on the desktop on Mac). Double-click on the NOOK drive to open it.
2. In another window, open the folder where you stored the eBook files on your computer (we recommend downloading and storing them on the desktop or in My Documents in a folder called 'eBooks'). You can then drag and drop the eBook file(s) from your computer to the "my documents" folder or to the root of the NOOK.
3. After the files are finished transferring to the NOOK and BEFORE unplugging the USB cable, you must eject the device from the computer. Removing the USB cable before doing this can cause harm to your eBooks and/or the NOOK. Simply right-click on the NOOK drive and select the undock, eject, or unmount option.

1. (1) Download books from the bookstore’s website on your computer. Please note that the book must be in EPUB or PDF format;
2. (2) Transfer the ebook files from your computer to the SD card of your device;
3. (3) Launch the Aldiko Book Reader, tap on “Files” at the home screen;
4. (4) Locate the ebook files that you just transferred. Check the box next to the ebook files and then select “Import to Aldiko” (it normally appears at the bottom).

1. Connect (Mount) your phone to your PC or Mac to access the folder structure
2. Open the NOOK Folder
3. Open the My Documents Folder
4. Drag any ePub files into the folder
5. Disconnect your phone from PC or Mac
6. Open the NOOK for Android app
7. In the library, filter by “My Files”
8. You should be then able to open and read any of your files. If you cannot see your files, perform a sync
9. At this time, only ePub files are supported. We are evaluating adding support for other types (pdf, pdb, etc).

• Find the  FlexBook you like by searching for a title or browsing our subjects.
• In the "Table of Contents" area for the book you have the option to "Make a Copy" or "Add to FlexBook".
  • Add to FlexBook - Will add all the chapters of this book to an existing book of your choice in "My Content".
  • Make a Copy - Will create a copy of the book that you can customize.

• First you will want to navigate over to the "My Content" section of your dashboard, by clicking on the "My Content" tab.
• Next click on the blue "Create New" button on the left hand side to pull down the drop box.
• Chose "FlexBook" from the list of options.

• You will be taken to the book's "Table of Contents" where you can set the title of the book, change the cover image, and begin to add new content.
• Under the "Add Content" area you will find the following options:
  • From Library -  Here you can search for content to add to your book.
  • Use Our Writer -  Create a concept using our editor.
  • More
    • New Chapter - Create a chapter with (description, Introduction, and Summary).
    • Word File - Upload content from a word file (.docx )
    • Google Doc - Upload content from a Google doc

1. Complete book title or concept title.
2. Chapter and section where error may be found (please note, sometimes our pagination may be different)
3. List any landmarks where error may be found (eg: "it is just under the bar chart")
4. Text of error in question and suggested remedy

• At this time, there are 7 FlexBooks which have interactive exercises and quizzes associated with them.
  CK-12 Biology Concepts
  CK-12 Earth Science Concepts
  CK-12 People's Physics Concepts
  CK-12 Geometry Concepts
  CK-12 Basic Algebra Concepts
  CK-12 Basic Geometry Concepts
  CK-12 Basic Probability and Statistics Concepts - A Full Course
  We have also generated exercises for our concepts, and we are working hard to add more interactive exercises to our other FlexBooks. Stay tuned!

• The CK-12 FlexBook® textbooks are written by K-12 subject-matter experts and teachers. We make sure that all of our seeded materials conform to national, state, and Common Core K-12 standards and guidelines, when possible. In addition, all of our books are edited and reviewed by K-12 practitioners who write or teach in the subject.

• No. The CK-12 FlexBook® system is not an open-source project.

• This is currently not a part of CK-12's goal. Our textbooks and other materials are copyright-free and unless publishers change the licensing of their materials, it won't be feasible to incorporate their material into our site.

• Please email you materials to support@ck12.org.
  • Your work must be original or not bound by another copyright.
  • You will be required to sign our donation letter.

The C has an open meaning, in the same sense that our platform is open. It stands for content, classroom, customizable, connections, collaboration, I might be missing a few but the idea is that our content can be used by anyone anywhere for free.

It originally meant "Connect"... since CK-12 was to be the missing connection between K-12 education.