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  • mcquaid 11:53 am on November 20, 2011
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    http://ca.news.yahoo.com/creators-canadian-designed-tablet-hope-bring-internet-entire-112507389.html Interesting venture-related article on a couple of Canadians hoping to get $60 tablets (running on $2/month limitless Internet plans that run on cellular networks) in the hands of the entire world. In a somewhat-related story, I was talking about augmented reality with a couple of musician friends of mine before a show yesterday (they […]

    Continue reading Tablets for several billion people… Posted in: Blog Café, Week 06: eBooks, Week 11: Mobiles
     
  • kstooshnov 9:00 pm on October 16, 2011
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    Thank you to everyone for following our discussion and posting many of your thoughts, especially during this busy time with our first assignment due.  The eBook Team has gained a lot of insight into this emerging market, and thanks to you input we will updating the UBC wiki within a week for assignment 2. We […]

    Continue reading Closing the Book Posted in: Week 06: eBooks
     
  • Angela Novoa 8:56 am on October 16, 2011
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    I have seen some posts about Silent Reading and eBooks during this week. This remind me that this was good activity that is not so popular these days (at least in my context). Today I see my students every day less engaged with activities related to reading and writing. When I am revising assignments and […]

    Continue reading eBooks for silent reading Posted in: Week 06: eBooks

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  • khenry 7:20 am on October 16, 2011
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    From an educational perspective I find e-books very convenient interms of lowering costs and greater portability and flexibility in using a variety of texts within one sitting. I have a kindle e-reader and it is handy and convenient: less weight and bulk and offers me options for if I desire to read a different book.  […]

    Continue reading Ebooks – Convenient but easily forgotten Posted in: Week 06: eBooks
     
  • Deb Kim 9:59 am on October 15, 2011
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    We have silent reading time during the second period at my school. During that time, students must read a novel which is not studied in their English class. We don’t allow textbooks, newspaper, magazines, and manga/comics as they could be skimmed rather than read. ALso, it is “reading for pleasure”, so homework or studying would […]

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  • ifeoma 7:57 pm on October 14, 2011
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    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 […]

    Continue reading A Vision for E-books, Ipads and all there is Posted in: Week 06: eBooks
     
  • Alice 4:07 pm on October 14, 2011
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    How apropos – the Westender (a free Vancouver community newspaper) has just published – as their cover story – a piece on the impact of e-books on libraries. They interview a couple of librarians from the Vancouver Public Library, who rightly emphasize that (1) the library has to be wary of the digital divide, which […]

    Continue reading E-books and libraries covered in this week’s Westender Posted in: Uncategorized, Week 06: eBooks
     
  • kstooshnov 11:42 am on October 14, 2011
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    Thank you for taking part in the poll: Which handheld device would work best in the K-12 classroom? Kindle leads the way, catching 6/15 votes, and discussion on this topic shows that price and ease of use are two of the most attractive features, while on-line tools added to the latest version, Kindle Fire, make […]

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  • themusicwoman 11:37 am on October 14, 2011
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    At school, we have 20 minutes twice a week devoted to BOB (Bring on the Books) which is basically silent reading. Usually, it’s 20 minutes of admonishing students to read rather than talk/fidget or listening to someone flip through a magazine or, heaven forbid, the dreaded sniffling of a runny nose! This year, I allowed […]

    Continue reading Yes, still reading in the tub . . . Posted in: Week 06: eBooks

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  • Doug Smith 9:47 pm on October 13, 2011
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    I am not personally aware of anyone using eBooks in the classroom, nor do I know of educators that use eBooks with their students. Others have posted about research on learning with eBooks, so I won’t comment on that (here). So that leaves me in a bit of a quandry. Do eBooks have a place […]

    Continue reading eBooks and Learners Posted in: Week 06: eBooks

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