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eBooks for Elementary School

Autor Terence W. Cavanaugh
en Limba Engleză Paperback – dec 2014 – vârsta până la 17 ani
eBooks offer students as well as teachers, school and public librarians, and parents tremendous possibilities. This book explains how to expand and enhance the reading experience through the use of technology.Today, eBooks are everywhere, and the use of digital learning materials is beginning to supplant traditional printed materials. As the world shifts to digital books, both teachers and students need to be comfortable and effective using materials in this format. This book helps you to apply eBook materials to existing curricula to create interactive educational activities and have access to more materials to support reading instruction, literacy, standards, and reading in the content areas. Author Terence W. Cavanaugh, an expert on teaching with technology, describes numerous strategies for integrating eBooks into reading instruction and remediation for students in preschool through grade 6. He covers the hardware and software used, the wide range of formats available, and research conducted on the use of eBooks with students as well as how to access free resources such as digital libraries and special collections that make eBooks available for schools. The book also contains a chapter dedicated to using eBooks to help emergent or struggling readers.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781610698498
ISBN-10: 1610698495
Pagini: 220
Ilustrații: 128 bw illus
Dimensiuni: 216 x 279 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.64 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Libraries Unlimited
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Caracteristici

Covers all the key critical information regarding eBook use: the different formats of eBooks and readers as well as how to collect and hold eBook files

Notă biografică

Terence W. Cavanaugh is associate professor of instructional technology in the College of Education and Human Services at University of North Florida.

Cuprins

IntroductionPart I: eBook TechnologyChapter 1: Why Use eBooks in the Classroom?Defining eBooksAdvantages of eBookseBooks Versus Traditional BookseBooks and StandardsAvailability of eBooksConclusionOnline ResourcesChapter 2: The eBook Platform: Hardware and SoftwareThe eBook TRIOeBook Software Determines File TypeThe Main eBook ChoicesConclusionOnline ResourcesChapter 3: eBook File FormatsTypes of eBook File FormatsFlash and Web FormateBook Apps (Apple and Android)Presentation eBooksAudiobook File FormatsConclusionResourcesPart II: eBook SourcesChapter 4: Getting Free eBooksPicture Books and Emergent ReadersFiction, Including Short Stories, Chapter Books, and NovelsNonfictionGeneral Library Collections with Children's or YA SectionsColoring Books, Comics, and eMagazinesChapter 5: eBook Stores and eBook BorrowingeBook StoreseBook Borrowing: Public Libraries and Lending ClubseBook Lending ClubsChapter 6: Converting and Cataloging Your eBook CollectionConverting eBook FormatsConverting AudiobooksCataloging Your CollectionClassroom Activities with the Class CatalogConclusionOnline ResourcesPart III: Creating eBooksChapter 7: Creating eBooks as a Classroom ProjecteBook CreationSample Lesson Plan: Fairytale eBooksOnline ResourcesChapter 8: Online Tools for Creating Picture eBooksStorybirdCAST UDL Book BuilderCreating ComicsOnline ResourcesChapter 9: Creating eBooks with Productivity and Other SoftwareCreating Text (TXT) eBooksCreating Adobe Reader (PDF) eBooksCreating eBooks for Kindle or Nook ReadersMore Word Processing ToolsPowerPoint and Other Presentation ToolsCreating AudiobooksCreating eBooks with iPadsPublishing Your eBookOnline ResourcesPart IV: Integrating eBooks into the ClassroomChapter 10: eBooks in the Classroom and SchooleBooks, Literacy, and ReadingIntegrating TechnologyBook CardsAssessing with eBooksOnline ResourcesChapter 11: Picture eBooks and Content Area ReadingCo-written by Gigi David and Katrina W. HalleBooks in Content AreasPicture eBooksMathematicsScienceSocial StudiesVisual Art and MusicForeign LanguageA Little Research Goes a Long WayOnline ResourcesChapter 12: eBooks and Struggling ReadersCo-written by Lunetta Williams and Andrea ThoermerStruggling ReadersAdapting TextReading AloudBuilding Background KnowledgeUsing SongsUsing Poetry and Nursery RhymesSetting Up a Readers TheaterProviding Wide Access to BooksOnline ResourcesChapter 13: Gifted Students and Advanced ReadersCo-written by Christine WeberCharacteristics of Gifted ReadersDifferentiating InstructionUsing eBooks with Gifted ReadersNext StepsWhere to Start?Online ResourcesPrint ResourcesChapter 14: eBooks and ESL / ELL StudentsCo-written by Jin-Suk ByunThe ELL StudentEducational ApplicationsThe Connection between Spoken and Written LanguageText-Enhancing FunctionsOn-Demand ReferencingPromote Interaction in the ClassroomMore Sites to ComeOnline ResourcesChapter 15: Students with Special NeedsAccommodations Provided by eBooksSample AccommodationObtaining eBooks for Students with Special NeedsAchieving Success with eBooksOnline ResourcesAppendix A: eBook Formats ListIndex