A Vision for E-books, Ipads and all there is
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6723753.html
I found the above article interesting and inspiring. and so thought I would share it. The author has made points and suggestions that got me thinking. I find that some of his suggestions already exist as standalone platforms or different technology but the common denominator is still the Internet which can be leveraged to do more with ebooks/ereaders.
In my response to a post by Everton where he suggested exploring the use of ebooks amongst practising teachers in his school, I had actually mentioned using ebooks to enable collaboration between the practising teachers and was startled to find that the suggestions of this author resonated with that.
As I read the article, I thought about the WEbook pitch and how that can be linked to his suggestions and make ebooks and ereaders more attuned to the pedagogical needs of the educational organisations.
Posted in: Week 06: eBooks
David William Price 9:58 pm on October 14, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Good article. It pretty much mirrors my comments about integrating social notes into the reading experience.
I think part of the problem is that many people with social anxiety bury themselves in books, and many people who direct their anxiety into interactions avoid the discomfort of spending time reading. Both sets of people would benefit from turning reading into a social experience.
Deb Kim 9:44 am on October 15, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Thanks for the interesting article, Ifeoma. And good point, David.
Collaboration among the sets of people you mentioned would be a good way to gain their social experience through eBook reading.
Deb
Karen Jones 11:06 am on October 15, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
This article caught my eye when I was researching a comment on Struggling Readers and Ebooks (Oct. 13), as well, Ifeoma. Lankes’s conclusions parallel the progression of other digital technologies that start by imitating the traditional non-digital formats, then move to incorporate social learning communities of Web 2.0. Now for a technology that personalizes the experience of reading – hello Web 3.0 e-readers!
KJ