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A detailed listing of relevant selection criteria for ebook purchase. Relevance for other e resources in a number questions posed.

Range of ebooks to read online covering picture books, chapter books and non-fiction. Audio optins available along with other supporting activities. A free account allow you to manage playlists.

Project Gutenberg offers over 57,000 free eBooks. Choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online. You will find the world's great literature here, with focus on older works for which copyright has expired. Thousands of volunteers digitized and diligently proofread the eBooks, for enjoyment and education.

A slew of recent studies shows that print books are still popular, even among millennials. What's more: further research suggests that this trend may save demonstrably successful learning habits from certain death.

"The project began in the summer of 2020 to create a collection of diverse and engaging digital books to support students and teachers navigating remote learning. By the end of 2021, NYC DOE students had borrowed more than one million ebooks and audiobooks. Jacobs had long advocated for increased student access to digital collections, but it was the pandemic-driven pivot to remote learning that presented the opportunity to launch the new initiative."

Welcome to the electronic edition of Whose History? Engaging History Students through Historical Fiction .

This presentation from the MANTLE conference 2014 by Pru Mitchell and Colleen Foley, NSW DEC highlights the possibilities and educational value of e-books and digital content for school libraries. It draws on an evidence base that includes research undertaken in NSW school libraries. It includes discussion of key issues involved in the management of e-books in schools, including areas such as Digital Rights Management (DRM), procurement, operations and lending and access.

This website was designed to teach about the educational implications of hypertext fiction in education. On this site, you can explore current research in the area of hypertext and education. In addition, you can try out a sample of hypertext fiction created based on research by Hayes-Roth (1998)

"Wixie is an educational platform that empowers students voice and boost their self-expression capabilities. It provides students with the tools to showcase their learning using various modalities including text, clip art, video and voice recordings. Students can work individually or in teams and in real-time. They can also easily share their work as a URL, an image, an eBook, or as a PDF. "

Online non-fiction texts aimed at young students. Audio options (American accent). Great range of information on different animals.

Online non-fiction texts aimed at young students. Audio options (American accent). Great range of information on different animals.

Barnes and Noble has a really nice selection of very well known (and many award winning) children's books. The voices of the readers are nice to listen to and kids will recognize many of their favorites. Partial portrayal of the illustrations, without text showing, and with some zooming in and out.

Barnes and Noble has a really nice selection of very well known (and many award winning) children's books. The voices of the readers are nice to listen to and kids will recognize many of their favorites. Partial portrayal of the illustrations, without text showing, and with some zooming in and out.

Delightful readings of well know picture books. The reader is shown occasionally, but predominantly the illustrations of the book are zoomed in and out.

Delightful readings of well know picture books. The reader is shown occasionally, but predominantly the illustrations of the book are zoomed in and out.

FlipSnack Edu takes classes to a whole new level and makes learning fun, being an ideal tool for teachers and students to collaborate and share their work with parents and colleagues. Create a private network for your class, where you can safely share assignments, curriculums, reading materials and various projects as flipping books. Great resource for flip teaching and e-learning.

FlipSnack Edu takes classes to a whole new level and makes learning fun, being an ideal tool for teachers and students to collaborate and share their work with parents and colleagues. Create a private network for your class, where you can safely share assignments, curriculums, reading materials and various projects as flipping books. Great resource for flip teaching and e-learning.

Free digital picture books which focus on local family and community events. English text can be supported with audio in English (by default) or in a growing number of different languages.

Free digital picture books which focus on local family and community events. English text can be supported with audio in English (by default) or in a growing number of different languages.

Publisher Weekly reports on 2015 UK research finding on increased sales of children's books - print and electronic with some discussion around possible reasons.

Publisher Weekly reports on 2015 UK research finding on increased sales of children's books - print and electronic with some discussion around possible reasons.

Read comic books online, follow links to tools for students to write their own comics and resources for teachers including teaching strategies and gateway to a bookstore for print versions.

The rise in popularity of social media platforms and apps has opened the door for storytellers to deliver their content in inventive ways that let them engage with the audience. Transmedia storytelling is becoming a way of life for many who create content, but the definition of the phrase isn't always clear. Basically, it's taking a single story and breaking it down into pieces that are delivered via varying and multiple media platforms. Those platforms can include websites, films, YouTube videos, Twitter accounts, apps, paper brochures - you name it. Ideally, each piece of the story should stand on its own while also feeding into a bigger picture.

Electronic books offer numerous benefits: They're usually searchable, they can be made instantly accessible to the visually impaired, they're often free, and, perhaps best of all, they're accessible right now. This list compiles some of the best sources for finding great works of literature on the Web.

Collection of digitised books from around the world with a range of search features including age, genre language. Free access to read or sign up to create a personal library bookshelf.

Collection of digitised books from around the world with a range of search features including age, genre language. Free access to read or sign up to create a personal library bookshelf.