Developing Interactive English E-book Using Kotobee Author For SMAS Pelita Raya 10th Grade Students

Abstract

The use of technology in education field changes many things especially in learning sources. An ebook is one of the transformation from printed to electronic one. This study aims at developing an interactive ebook for 10th grade students in SMA Pelita Raya. The ebook is developed by using Kotobee Author application. This study employs ADDIE model in developing the ebook; analyze, design, develop, implement, and evaluation. Based on the expert judgement, this interactive ebook is categorized good in terms of content and display. The content allows the students to learn new thing with some activities and task. After implementation phase, the students feel the interactive ebook gives positive impact that helps them in learning english either at school or at home. The ebook gives benefits to the students in learning english related to descriptive text supported by the elements and the activities in it. It is recommended for the future research to add more interactive actvities in the ebook that help the studentsKeywords: Kotobee Author, interactive ebook, descriptive text