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Must read - great debate on eBooks and reading!

Speaking of-books, anyone have a Kindle? I'd love some feedback. I really want one, but am worried the reading experience won't be as satisfying as a traditional book!

You've got to read this...http://www.standard.net/topics/business/2009/10/13/no-scribbling-kindle-college-students-miss-low-tech-options-normal-book College kids missed scribbling in the margins and gave back their Kindles :-)

A powerful tool for students. Shelfari integrates reading and social networking. Readers list books they have read, are reading, or want to read "my wish list" - can you say reading logs? The members home page can be configured to look like virtual book shelves. Members can read and post reviews; join groups and communities. In my opinion the ultimate use for shelfari would be creating book clubs, making it a quick comprehension tool.

I am glad this site was useful to you.When I found this site, I thought it was such a great alternative to the standard book report that I dreaded as a child. I will be meeting with some teachers to see if this meets their needs in terms of reading logs. I hope so. This is the direction we should be heading. On line reading logs. Yes !!!!

Creating digital book reports.

We're late for this year but keep it on your calendar for next year. "Have you considered" doing a BookJam with your Library Media Specialist?

Technology offers alternatives to the age old (and tired) book report form.

Siu - thanks for posting this GEM. I have already created an account for my daughter at Shelfari.com.

No more pencils, no more books - the iPad "changes everything", right? Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/01/23/these-kids-are-better-than-yours-tennessee-school-requires-ipads-for-all-students/#ixzz1CAA6OfDJ

I've used this site to evaluate books, and movies that I consider sharing with my own children. A national organization led by concerned parents sharing common interests in the quality of media families choose to consume. Common Sense Media's mission is built upon the foundation of ten beliefs, two of which I think will appeal to most educational technology and library media specialists: * We believe in media sanity, not censorship. * We believe in teaching our kids to be savvy media interpreters -- we can't cover their eyes but we can teach them to see.

Emerging Technologies List * 1 Year or Less - Electronic Books * 1 Year or Less - Mobile Devices * 2-3 Years - Augmented Reality * 2-3 Years - Game Based Learning * 4-5 Years - Gesture Based Computing * 4-5 Years - Learning Analytics

I'm still learning - MIchelangelo

All right, what are you REALLY trying to say??? Use the computer more so we don't become like the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz? I'd rather read a book or do puzzles:)

Nice artice that brings insight on how to work through levels of cognition for students. So many of them cannot summarize, because, for the most part, teachers may not be using the best techniques to elicit good responses.

While it may be true that teachers may not use the best techniques, summarizing is a difficult skill to teach in and of itself.Most students will equate summarizing with " giving a book report" and misconstrue what summarizing truly entails. Having students sift through details and information to arrive at "the important details" is a continuous cognitive process that children reach at different levels at different times in their cognitive development which is one reason why I think this skill is so difficult to teach.