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srholland

Open eBooks - Digital Learning - 54 views

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shared by srholland on 13 Nov 16 - No Cached
  • srholland on 13 Nov 16
     
    Download up to ten free ebooks.
Glenn Hervieux

Unite for Literacy library - 25 views

www.uniteforliteracy.com

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shared by Glenn Hervieux on 26 Feb 16 - No Cached
  • Glenn Hervieux on 26 Feb 16
     
    Unite for Literacy is a project that provides online books that include audio in multiple languages and ASL videos, celebrating different cultures and providing language support for English Language Learners. Wonderful project!
Matt Cross

cK-12 - 37 views

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  • Deborah Baillesderr on 31 Jul 15
     
    Love CK12, especially their FlexMath free program. I hope everyone checks it out!
Deborah Baillesderr

We Give Books - 68 views

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  • Deborah Baillesderr on 24 Sep 14
     
    Lots of online ebook for free!
  • Patricia Donohue on 27 Sep 14
     
    I would like to get in touch regarding your experience with eBooks for research we are doing.
    Dr. Patricia Donohue, San Francisco State University, pdonohue@sfsu.edu
Deborah Baillesderr

National Geographic Young Explorer (Student Magazine) - 66 views

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  • Deborah Baillesderr on 16 Aug 14
     
    These are archieved issues, but students can read or listen to them and it has many teacher resources with each issue.
Ricardo Pimenta

Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free Books, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine - 102 views

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  • Jac Londe on 05 Jan 14
     
    One of the best learning tool about everything and media history
susan gehrke

Actively Learn - 38 views

www.activelylearn.com

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  • Meredith Johnson on 06 Oct 13
     
    This is amazing!! I couldn't wait to share it with teachers at our school. Thank you for sharing the link.
Deborah Baillesderr

Net Texts | The App for Replacing or Supplementing Textbooks - 43 views

www.net-texts.com

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shared by Deborah Baillesderr on 11 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • Thieme Hennis on 11 Jun 13
     
    "Net Texts: The App for Replacing or Supplementing Textbooks
    Net Texts helps schools replace or supplement textbooks with customized multimedia courses delivered to students' iPads, Android tablets, and laptops!"
Kris Cody

The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens: Scientific A... - 102 views

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shared by Kris Cody on 10 May 13 - No Cached
  • prevented them from zooming out to see a neighborhood, state or country
    • Monica Williams-Mitchell
      Monica Williams-Mitchell on 10 May 13
       
      This explains, in real terms, why I've had so much struggle with online reading! Very interesting article.
  • Because of these preferences—and because getting away from multipurpose screens improves concentration—people consistently say that when they really want to dive into a text, they read it on paper
    • Kris Cody
      Kris Cody on 11 May 13
       
      This is backed up by a recent article: Faris, Michael J., and Stuart A. Selber. "E-Book Issues In Composition: A Partial Assessment And Perspective For Teachers." Composition Forum 24.(2011): ERIC. Web. 31 Mar. 2013.
  • Surveys and consumer reports also suggest that the sensory experiences typically associated with reading—especially tactile experiences—matter to people more than one might assume.
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  • When reading a paper book, one can feel the paper and ink and smooth or fold a page with one's fingers; the pages make a distinctive sound when turned; and underlining or highlighting a sentence with ink permanently alters the paper's chemistry.
  • discernible size, shape and weight.
  • Although many old and recent studies conclude that people understand what they read on paper more thoroughly than what they read on screens, the differences are often small. Some experiments, however, suggest that researchers should look not just at immediate reading comprehension, but also at long-term memory.
  • When taking the quiz, volunteers who had read study material on a monitor relied much more on remembering than on knowing, whereas students who read on paper depended equally on remembering and knowing.
  • E-ink is easy on the eyes because it reflects ambient light just like a paper book, but computer screens, smartphones and tablets like the iPad shine light directly into people's faces.
  • the American Optometric Association officially recognizes computer vision syndrome.
  • People who took the test on a computer scored lower and reported higher levels of stress and tiredness than people who completed it on paper.
  • Although people in both groups performed equally well on the READ test, those who had to scroll through the continuous text did not do as well on the attention and working-memory tests.
  • Subconsciously, many people may think of reading on a computer or tablet as a less serious affair than reading on paper. Based on a detailed 2005 survey of 113 people in northern California, Ziming Liu of San Jose State University concluded that people reading on screens take a lot of shortcuts—they spend more time browsing, scanning and hunting for keywords compared with people reading on paper, and are more likely to read a document once, and only once.
  • When reading on screens, people seem less inclined to engage in what psychologists call metacognitive learning regulation—strategies such as setting specific goals, rereading difficult sections and checking how much one has understood along the way
  • Perhaps she and her peers will grow up without the subtle bias against screens that seems to lurk in the minds of older generations.
  • They think of using an e-book, not owning an e-book,"
  • Participants in her studies say that when they really like an electronic book, they go out and get the paper version.
  • When it comes to intensively reading long pieces of plain text, paper and ink may still have the advantage. But text is not the only way to read.
  • Monica Williams-Mitchell on 10 May 13
     
    it is difficult to see any one passage in the context of the entire text.
  • Kris Cody on 11 May 13
     
    it is difficult to see any one passage in the context of the entire text.
Thieme Hennis

List of Free Science Books | Physics Database - 16 views

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shared by Thieme Hennis on 01 May 13 - No Cached
  • Cindy Edwards on 01 May 13
     
    Really awesome - nearly 150 free science books!
  • Thieme Hennis on 17 Jun 13
     
    "Here's an alphabetical list of all available free books. Note that many of the links will bring you to an external page, usually with more info about the book and the download links. Also, the links are updated as frequently as possible, however some of them might be broken. Broken links are constantly being fixed. In case you want to report a broken link, or a link that violates copyrights, use the contact form. "
Jeremy Brueck

Playing by the Book: What eBooks Do Best » Kidscreen - 66 views

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shared by Jeremy Brueck on 20 Apr 13 - No Cached
  • what are the things that interactive eBooks do especially well?
  • Simultaneously highlighting text with recorded audio, creating thoughtful tap-on support for both words in the text and elements in illustrations, and providing options to support different reading abilities are all wonderful ways to foster emergent reading skills.
  • One of the most intriguing opportunities in eBooks is the ability to show different characters’ points of view
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  • When you think about it, this is something that’s incredibly hard to do in any other format.
  • Making the reader an active part of the story experience is where story and game can really combine in interesting ways
  • hearing your name spoken by the pigeon in Don’t Let the Pigeon Run This App give the user an agency and a presence in the story that’s engaging in a totally different way than reading a book aloud or watching a movie on a movie screen.
  • Interacting with the story in an active way, a way that is immediate, visible, and makes an impact is exactly the sort of agency that is unique to an interactive experience.
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