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david stong

Creating Online Learning Experiences - Simple Book Publishing - 7 views

uta.pressbooks.pub/onlinelearning

elearning OER learning design

shared by david stong on 11 Jan 21 - No Cached
  • david stong on 11 Jan 21
     
    "This book provides an updated look at issues that comprise the online learning experience creation process. " Available as ePub, PDF, MOBI and others
Siri Anderson

Content Library - OpenStax CNX - 60 views

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opencourseware opensource courseware epubs

shared by Siri Anderson on 29 May 15 - No Cached
  • Siri Anderson on 29 May 15
     
    Similar to Sophia. A repository of free digital content designed by/for teachers in small or book size chunks.
Chris Carter

Readlists - 149 views

readlists.com

ebooks reading epub curation eBook kindle readability resources tools

shared by Chris Carter on 22 May 12 - No Cached
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  • anonymous on 22 May 12
     
    Create an ebook from a group of webpages. Send to Kindle, iPad/iPod, or download as an epub (for Nooks and other readers).
  • Damianne President on 25 Sep 12
     
    This site lets you bundle web pages for mobile devices
  • Chris Carter on 04 Jun 14
     
    Take any bunch of web pages and turn them into an e-book. gone are the days when you photocopy readers. Now, e-publish! Weightless, instant, and free!
Kaye Lamar

Exploring Text-to-Speech Readers for Students with Disabilities - 29 views

www.reading.org/...for-students-with-disabilities

readers

shared by Kaye Lamar on 18 May 14 - No Cached
  • Voice Dream Reader - ($9.99, additional voices for a fee) available on iPads, iPhones, and iPod Touch. This app reads PDFs, EPUB, Microsoft Word & PPT, Apple Pages & Keynote, and more. It is known for its high quality voices, multiple language options, and intuitive and functional design and use.
Kris Cody

The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens: Scientific American - 103 views

www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm

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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.
Glenn Hervieux

How to Read .ePub Ebooks on Firefox and Chrome [Quicktip] - 1 views

www.hongkiat.com/...-epub-ebooks-on-firefox-chrome

tools extenions firefox chrome ebooks

shared by Glenn Hervieux on 08 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • Glenn Hervieux on 08 Feb 13
     
    In this quick tip, we are going to share with you how you can open *.ePub files on your browser with ePubReader on Firefox and MagicScroll on Chrome. These extensions are made as a minimalist ebook reader that will allow you to browse through ebooks directly from these two browsers.
Marc Patton

Bluefire Reader - 1 views

www.bluefirereader.com/bluefire-reader.html

Teaching_Tools iPad_iPod_iTouch

shared by Marc Patton on 10 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Marc Patton on 10 Sep 12
     
    Bluefire Reader is your go-to reading application for ePUB and PDF content, including ebooks from most online book stores and leading libraries around the world. Bluefire Reader includes support for eBooks protected by Adobe® Content Server.
Marc Patton

Project Gutenberg - free ebooks - 4 views

www.gutenberg.org

Teacher_Resources Language_Arts Media_Resources Social_Studies iPad_iPod_iTouch

shared by Marc Patton on 29 Jun 12 - Cached
  • Marc Patton on 29 Jun 12
     
    Project Gutenberg offers over 39,000 free ebooks: choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online.
Evan Bibbee

sigil - A WYSIWYG ebook editor. - Google Project Hosting - 2 views

code.google.com/sigil

software open-source epub textbooks

shared by Evan Bibbee on 16 May 12 - No Cached
  • Evan Bibbee on 16 May 12
     
    Open-source ebook editor.
Evan Bibbee

Pigs, Gourds, and Wikis: HTML5 Video Works on iBooks on iPad!! - 2 views

www.pigsgourdsandwikis.com/...o-works-on-ibooks-on-ipad.html

software open-source epub textbooks

shared by Evan Bibbee on 16 May 12 - Cached
  • Evan Bibbee on 16 May 12
     
    Useful tutorial (though perhaps outdated) on embedding video into epub books.
Garth Holman

PediaPress - Home - 43 views

pediapress.com

wikipedia books epub publishing printing book tools

shared by Garth Holman on 07 May 12 - Cached
  • Garth Holman on 07 May 12
     
    Take several articles form wikipedia and save and print or send as PDF in book formate.  Digital content created fast and easy. 
anonymous

sigil - A WYSIWYG ebook editor. - Google Project Hosting - 41 views

code.google.com/sigil

epub ebook opensource

shared by anonymous on 12 May 10 - Cached
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  • Dimitris Tzouris on 12 May 10
     
    multi-platform WYSIWYG ebook editor
  • anonymous on 19 Mar 12
     
    Sigil is a multi-platform EPUB ebook editor for Windows, Linux and Mac.
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